Capture of Damascus (1260)
| Capture of Damascus (1260) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Mongol invasion of Syria | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ilkhanate | Ayyubid Sultanate | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Hulegu Khan Kitbuqa Noyan | al-Nasir Yusuf | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Mongol cavalry | Mixed Ayyubid army of local troops, Bedouins, Turkmen, Kurds, and volunteers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Capture of Damascus took place in 1260 during the Mongol invasion of Syria led by Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire and founder of the Ilkhanate. After the destruction of Aleppo, the city of Damascus chose to surrender and opened its gates to the Mongol army. As the city submitted without resistance, it was spared from the devastation inflicted on other cities that resisted the Mongol advance.