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Siege of Damascus (1400)
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The siege of Damascus (also known as the Sack of Damascus and the Capture of Damascus) was a major event in 1400–01 during the war between the Timurid Empire and Mamluk Egypt.
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Siege of Damascus | |||||||
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![]() Timur defeating the Mamluk Sultan Nasir-ad-Din Faraj[1] | |||||||
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Timurid Empire | Mamluk Sultanate | ||||||
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Timur | Nasir-ad-Din Faraj | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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Unknown | All killed (30000 Civilians burned Alive + Mountain of 20000 civilians skulls + rest taken into slavery) |
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