Treaty of Aleppo

The Treaty of Aleppo was a peace treaty between the Mongol Il-Khanate of Persia and the Mamluks of Egypt. It was ratified in 1323.

The Mongol Il-Khanate had been at war with the Mamluks since their accession in the mid-13th century. The Il-Khanate invaded Syria repeatedly (Mongol invasions of Syria, but, although there were some initial successes, could not hold territory for more than a few months, and then usually retreated to Persia.

Following the defeat of the Mongol ruler Ghazan and the progressive conversion of the Il-Khanate to Islam, the Mongols finally signed the peace treaty of Aleppo with the Mamluks in 1332, under the rule of Abu Sa'id.

The first contacts to establish a treaty were handled by the slave trader al-Majd al-Sallami, following which various letters and embassies were exchanged. [Meri, p.541]

Following the treaty and a period of peace, the Il-Khanate further atomized and disintegrated from 1335 throughout the 14th century. [Meri, p.541]

ee also

* Mongol alliances in the Middle-East

Notes

References

* Josef W. Meri, "Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia"