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Battle of Damascus
1401
25 January 1401
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type of battle

war or event

Conquests of Tamerlane

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coordinates unknown

location

modern country

TheTurko-Mongol Tamerlane captured Aleppo (December 1400), then marched south towards Damascus. Mamluk Sultan Faraj gathered an Egyptian army to protect Syria’s capital, but they fled when Tamerlane approached and the city surrendered. However, the citadel held out for a month against heavy assault. As punishment Damascus was sacked and stripped of its vast treasure.


   
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