Karak taken from al-Mas'ud Khidr, 685

أخذ الكرك من الملك المسعود خضر سنة 685هـ

c. 1286 CE · 685 AH

685 — Karak was taken from al-Malik al-Mas'ud Khidr b. Baybars; he descended from it and went on to Egypt 1.

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Taking Karak from al-Malik al-Masʿud

In 685 AH Karak was taken from al-Malik al-Masʿud Khidr, son of al-Malik al-Zahir Baybars. Khidr came down from it and marched to Egypt 1.

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  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 661
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