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 | | After defeating Saladin at Arsuf (Sep 1191), Richard almost reached Jerusalem but, forced to return to England to attend to problems caused by his brother John's regency before he could capture it, he concluded a three-year pact with Saladin, which retained for the Crusaders a narrow coastal strip and permitted pilgrim access to Jerusalem. |
 | | In 1258, the Mongols occupied Mesopotamia and captured Baghdad, but they in turn were defeated by the Mameluk Turks. |
 | | The new Mameluk Sultan of Egypt, Baybars (1223--77), conducted a ruthless and merciless campaign against the Latin states, first taking Arsuf, Caesarea, and Haifa (1265), then Antioch and Joppa (1268). |
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