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The conquest of Acre and the expulsion of the Franks from Syria, 690 AH

فتح عكا وإخراج الفرنج من الشام سنة 690هـ

c. 1291 CE · c. 690 AH

In 690 — praise and thanks be to God — all that the Christians held of Syria's coast was taken and no fortress or refuge remained to them there 1.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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1280129013001310 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

Overview

The "Fragments of Gold" records that in 690 AH whatever the Christians held in the land of Syria was taken, so that no fortress or stronghold remained to them there. 1

What the source says

This is the text of the report in the available source, without detail of how the conquest went or who led it. An additional source is needed.

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 420
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islam.museum contributors. “The conquest of Acre and the expulsion of the Franks from Syria, 690 AH”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/fall-of-acre-690/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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