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==== Levant ====
* [[April 17]] &ndash; Mamluk forces under Sultan [[Qalawun]] ('''the Victorious''') appear with specially built war engines before the Crusader fortress of [[Margat]] and begin a siege. For a month, the Mamluks can make no progress and the assaults on the stronghold are repelled. Qalawun then invites a delegation of [[Knights Hospitaller]] to come and see the damage his engineers have done to the 'impregnable' fortifications. They understood they have no real choice and are forced to surrender on [[May 25]]. The Hospitallers are allowed to retire with all their possessions, on horseback and fully armed. The rest of the garrison is promised a safe-conduct to [[Tarsus (West Syriac diocese)|Tortosa]] – while Qalawun establishes a Mamluk garrison which he uses as a basis for further campaigns against the [[Crusader states|Crusader States]].<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre'', pp. 330–31. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29877-0}}.</ref>