- The Killing of Minister Nizam al-Mulk by the Assassins (485 AH)
- Ramadan War (1393 AH / 1973 AD)
- Defeat of the Crusaders in Mansoura and the Capture of King Louis IX (648 AH)
The Killing of Minister Nizam al-Mulk by the Assassins (485 AH)
The Assassination
In 485 AH, one of the boys of the Al-Batiniya Squad, known as the Assassins, managed to kill Nizam al-Mulk Abu al-Hassan Ali bin Ishaq. He was a minister to Sultan Alp Arslan and then a minister to his son Malakshah for about thirty years. The assassin fatally stabbed him, and he fell dead2.
Ramadan War (1393 AH / 1973 AD)
The War Begins
In 1393 AH, the Tenth of Ramadan War began. Egypt and Syria fought against the Zionist entity to recover the lands that were occupied in the 1967 setback5.
Defeat of the Crusaders in Mansoura and the Capture of King Louis IX (648 AH)
The Battle
On 10 Ramadan 648 AH / 12 December 1250 AD, the Muslims defeated the Crusaders in the Battle of Mansoura, where King Louis IX was captured. A large number of Louis IX's soldiers were killed and captured8.
The Forces
The Battle of Mansoura took place between the French Crusader forces led by Saint Louis IX, King of France, and the Egyptian Ayyubid forces led by Prince Fakhr al-Din Yusuf bin Sheikh al-Shuyukh. The Egyptian army was led during the reign of the righteous King Najm al-Din Ayyub, Fakhr al-Din Yusuf bin Sheikh al-Shuyukh, Faris al-Din Aktay, the leader of the Bahri Mamluks and the commander of the Battle of Mansoura, and Rukn al-Din al-Zahir Baybars.
The Outcome
The battle resulted in a major defeat of the Seventh Crusade, and after that, a new campaign was not sent to occupy Egypt. The defeats of the Crusaders began to continue after the Battle of Mansoura, until the Levant was completely liberated later from the Crusaders.