The revival of the crusading idea in the context of the Mongols’ Palestinian campaigns (1299-1300 AD) and the issue of the Christians reclaiming the Holy Land

• Authors: KVATCHADZE Beka , EVANISELI Gvantsa
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper offers a novel interpretation of the military campaign led by Ghazan Khan in 1299-1300 in the Holy Land. It presents the authors’ hypothesis regarding the reasons why this campaign was perceived as a Christian victory by Europeans.

Keywords

EN

Mongols; the Holy Land; Ghazan Khan; Crusades; Georgia; Armenia

• Publisher: Uniwersytet w Siedlcach
• Journal: Historia i Świat
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 159–174

Contributors

author

KVATCHADZE Beka

• Tbilisi State University, Georgia

author

EVANISELI Gvantsa

• Tbilisi State University, Georgia

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.34739/his.2025.14.10