Kingdom of Cyprus

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Cyprus and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Richard I of England conquered Cyprus from Isac Komnenos in 1191, during the Third Crusade. It was subsequently acquired, in 1192, by Guy of Lusignan and became a stable feudal kingdom. It became Mamluk vassal from 1426.

Establishment

April 1192: Cyprus was acquired, in 1192, by Guy of Lusignan and became a stable feudal kingdom.

Chronology

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1. 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.

1.1.Third Crusade

Was an attempt led by three European monarchs of Western Christianity to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187.

2. Timurid invasions

Military campaigns of Timur (or Tamerlane), a Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire in and around modern-day Afghanistan, Iran, and Central Asia.

2.1.Timurid invasion Anatolia

Was a Timurid campaign in Anatolia, which was occupied for several years.

June 1402: In the spring of 1402, Tamerlan advanced into central Anatolia.

January 1404: Fortunately for the Ottoman dynasty, in 1403 Tamerlane returned with his army to Samarkand, because he wanted to conquer China.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1362: Peter I, the King of Cyprus, removed the Mamelukes and assumed suzerainty.

January 1362: Attalea, now known as Antalya, was the capital of the Turkish beylik of Teke. In 1361, the territory was conquered by the Kingdom of Cyprus, ruling until 1373. This period of Cypriot rule was a significant chapter in the history of Antalya.

November 1365: The Alexandrian Crusade was led by King Peter I of Cyprus, who sought to capture the city of Alexandria in Egypt in October 1365. The expedition was part of the ongoing conflict between the Kingdom of Cyprus and the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt.

December 1365: The Alexandrian Crusade was an expedition led by King Peter I of Cyprus against the city of Alexandria in Egypt, which was under the rule of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt at the time. The goal of the crusade was to capture the city and establish control over the region.

January 1374: Attalea, now known as Antalya, was the capital of the Turkish beylik of Teke until its conquest by the Ottomans. The territory briefly came under Cypriot rule between 1361 and 1373.

January 1426: Occupation of the kingdom of Cyprus by the Mamluks. The king was taken captive because of his alleged assistance to the pirates.