Polity Principality of Antioch (Mongol Empire)

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Was a principality centred in modern-day Antakya (Turkey). Bohemond VI submitted to the Mongols under Hulagu, making Antioch a tributary state of the Mongol Empire.

Establishment

  • January 1261: In 1260, under the influence of his father-in-law, the Armenian king Hetoum I, Bohemond VI submitted to the Mongols under Hulagu, making Antioch a tributary state of the Mongol Empire.

Chronology

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1. Mongol invasions and conquests

Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.

  • January 1261: In 1260, under the influence of his father-in-law, the Armenian king Hetoum I, Bohemond VI submitted to the Mongols under Hulagu, making Antioch a tributary state of the Mongol Empire.

2. Crusades

The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the Medieval period. The best known of these military expeditions are those to the Holy Land in the period between 1095 and 1291.

2.1. Siege of Antioch (1268)

The Siege of Antioch occurred in 1268 when the Mamelukes under Baibars finally succeeded in capturing the city of Antioch.

  • May 1268: The Mamluks conquered the major Crusader fortress of Antioch.
  • June 1268: The Siege of Antioch occurred in 1268 when the Mamelukes under Baibars finally succeeded in capturing the city of Antioch.

Disestablishment

  • May 1268: The Mamluks conquered the major Crusader fortress of Antioch.
  • June 1268: The Siege of Antioch occurred in 1268 when the Mamelukes under Baibars finally succeeded in capturing the city of Antioch.