Fall of Acre
1291 AD · Medieval
The Siege of Acre in 1291 marked the end of the Crusades era. After a six-week siege, Mamluk Sultan Al-Ashraf Khalil captured Acre, the last major Crusader stronghold in the Holy Land, on May 18, 1291. With this defeat, the Crusaders lost their final foothold after nearly two centuries of Christian rule in the region.
Key Figures
Al-Ashraf KhalilGuillaume de BeaujeuHenry II of Cyprus
Locations
JerusalemAcre
Topics
crusadesmiddle-eastwarEurope
Connected Events — 2 Connections
The fall of Acre ended direct European territorial control in the Levant, but the established trade networks between East and West continued through Italian merchants, becoming the very routes that would carry plague-infected fleas from Asia to European ports Stegosaurus Evolution
Saladin's recapture of Jerusalem shifted the Crusader states into a defensive posture, forcing them to consolidate around coastal strongholds like Acre, which became their primary base and last major foothold that would eventually fall in 1291 First Star formed
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