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1231: 1225: 512:"Another Ayyubid, al-Ashraf Mūsā , the former Prince of Homs, had maintained a correspondence with the Mongols since 651 H. (1253–1254). In fact, al-Ashraf Mūsā encouraged Hűlegű to invade Syria in order to be reinstated. (...) Note 103: Al-Ashraf Mūsā was received by Hűlegű at Aleppo and retained Homs and the title of the ruler over all Syria. Hűlegű also granted him an iqtāʿ, revenues of land assignment (Amitai-Preiss, 2004:20, 31)." 367:, the title was given to him so that the Mongols could have a ruler who carried some form of legitimacy and with whom they could consult. A testament to this situation was that al-Ashraf was ordered to rule from his principality in Homs instead of Damascus, which normally served as Syria's capital. Furthermore, his 375:, ruled by his cousin al-Malik Mansur, who had fled to Egypt, with the order to disable the defences of that city. Thus, al-Ashraf oversaw the destruction of Hama's citadel wall and arsenal. He also sold off the public library, but refrained from dismantling the city's walls for fear of making Hama susceptible to a 311:
and al-Ashraf's fourth cousin, reacted by attempting to annex Homs. As a result, al-Ashraf sent urgent pleas to as-Salih to aid him against an-Nasir. As-Salih agreed and personally led his troops from Egypt into Syria, but he fell ill and the planned assault against an-Nasir's forces were delayed. By
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in September 1260, al-Ashraf withdrew his forces from Kitbuqa's coalition and fled the battle as part of his secret arrangement with Qutuz. Al-Ashraf's action swayed the battle in the Mamluks' favor. Following their decisive victory against the Mongols, the Mamluks proceeded to successfully conquer
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became Mamluk sultan in October 1260 and assigned Alam al-Din Sanjar al-Bashqirdi as deputy governor for Homs. Al-Ashraf died in the earlier part of 1263. Since he left no heirs to his throne, Homs was incorporated into the Mamluk Sultanate following his death.
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and was usually dominated by its larger neighbors, but it gained influence during the reign of al-Mansur Ibrahim. Following his death, the role of Homs within the empire largely diminished. From this position of weakness, al-Ashraf arrived at
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scholar. Al-Latif was at least 40 at the time of their marriage. They wed immediately after al-Latif was released from a Damascus jail where she had been imprisoned since 1246. She died in 1253.
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Syria. Although he was stripped of his nominal position as viceroy of Damascus, al-Ashraf was allowed to continue ruling Homs as a vassal of the Mamluks as a reward for his cooperation.
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mid-August 1248, al-Ashraf was forced to surrender Homs. Based on the terms of his surrender, he was allowed to maintain control of the desert fortress of
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rule in 1260, al-Ashraf served as Viceroy of Syria, although the position was largely nominal. He helped achieve the Mongols' defeat at the hands of the
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general who oversaw affairs in Syria on behalf of the Mongols, al-Ashraf returned to the city. Upon meeting Kitbuqa, al-Ashraf was made the
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Despite having the official title "sultan" of Syria, al-Ashraf's power was nominal. According to Israeli historian
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Unlike the majority of the regional Ayyubid emirs, al-Ashraf and his predecessors were descended from
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Ayyubid Emir of Homs (1246-48, 1260-63) Emir of Tall-Bashir (1248-1260) Viceroy of Syria (1260)
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of Damascus and all of Syria while being reinstated as the autonomous emir of Homs.
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to govern from, even though it was isolated from his remaining territories.
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While governing Tall Bashir, al-Ashraf secretly established ties with the
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by withdrawing his troops from the Mongol coalition during the
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Fearing this alliance would undermine his position,
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Index

Al-Ashraf Musa (disambiguation)
Emir
Homs
Emir
Tall-Bashir
Viceroy
Syria
Coronation
Al-Mansur Ibrahim
Syria
Homs
Syria
Homs
Dynasty
Ayyubid
Al-Mansur Ibrahim
Sunni Islam
Arabic
Ayyubid
Kurdish
emir
Homs
Syria
Tall Bashir
an-Nasir Yusuf
Mongol
Egypt
Mamluks
Battle of Ain Jalut
Qutuz

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