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 | | He continued what was to become a lifelong struggle against the Crusader kingdoms in Syria, starting with the Principality of Antioch, which had attempted to ally with the Mongols against Baibars at Ain Jalut. |
 | | Nevertheless, he defeated the Crusaders in many other battles (Arsuf, Athlith, Haifa, Safad, Jaffa, Ashkalon, Caesarea); whenever possible he took as prisoners members of the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller, who were much hated in the Muslim world then, and considered to be the greatest military threat. |
 | | He took final control by killing Sayf al Din Qutuz, but it was he who led the Mamluk forces in the most important battle of the Middle Periods, repelling a diminished Mongol force at the legendary battle of Ain Jalut in 1260. |
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