Siege of Damascus (1229)
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The siege of Damascus of 1229 was part of an Ayyubid succession war over Damascus that broke out following the death of al-Muʿaẓẓam I in 1227. The late ruler's son, al-Nāṣir Dāʾūd, took de facto control of the city in opposition to al-Kāmil, the Ayyubid sultan in Egypt. In the ensuing war, al-Nāṣir lost Damascus but preserved his autonomy, ruling from al-Karak.
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Ayyubid Sultanate | Emirate of Damascus | ||||||
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al-Kāmil al-Ashraf | al-Nāṣir Dāʾūd |
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