Which Mamluk sultan captured Antioch in 1268?

Which Mamluk sultan captured Antioch in 1268? Baibars captured Antioch in 1268.

Baibars, the powerful Mamluk sultan of Egypt and Syria, targeted Antioch after the city’s rulers supported the Mongols and their Armenian allies. His campaigns had already taken Caesarea, Haifa, Arsuf, and much of Galilee, leaving the Principality of Antioch increasingly isolated.

The siege began in May 1268. The city’s garrison was commanded by Simon Mansel, while Prince Bohemond VI was absent. Antioch fell on 18 May, and its citadel surrendered two days later. The capture effectively destroyed the principality, one of the most important Crusader states established after the First Crusade.

A common mix-up is confusing this event with the fall of Acre in 1291, which was led by Al-Ashraf Khalil. Qutuz, another Mamluk sultan, is chiefly associated with the 1260 victory over the Mongols at Ain Jalut, not Antioch’s capture.