Which Mamluk sultan captured Acre in 1291?
Answer
Al-Ashraf Khalil
Answer
Al-Ashraf Khalil
Which Mamluk sultan captured Acre in 1291? Al-Ashraf Khalil captured Acre in 1291.
Acre was the principal remaining stronghold of the Crusader presence in the Levant and the effective capital of the Kingdom of Jerusalem after Jerusalem itself had been lost. Al-Ashraf Khalil inherited his father Qalawun’s campaign plans after becoming sultan in late 1290.
The Mamluk army reached Acre on 6 April 1291 and began a methodical siege using siege engines, mining, and assaults against the city’s outer defenses. After weeks of fighting, the Mamluks broke through on 18 May. The final defenders surrendered or were killed, and the city’s fortifications were later demolished. Khalil’s forces then captured several remaining coastal outposts.
The main confusion is with Baibars, who had taken Antioch in 1268 and many other Crusader fortresses. Al-Nasir Muhammad succeeded Khalil, while Qutuz ruled decades earlier. Acre’s fall did not end every Crusading ambition, but it ended the major Crusader state presence in mainland Syria and Palestine.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026