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On this occasion the
Mamluks aimed to subjugate the entire island, preparing a fleet of 100 ships. Their fleet attacked Limassol for the third time on 1 July 1426, destroying the castle. The Mamluks spent 6 days ravaging everything in their way until they met Janus's army in the fields of
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When news reached Cairo, it was greatly celebrated in the city, and festivals were held, the people welcomed the
Egyptians from their victorious campaign, the looted treasure, and the prisoners, around 1000, were paraded in the march, including Janus himself, envoys from
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where the governor pledged allegiance to the sultan and showed hospitality. The
Mamluks then raided the countryside, sacking everything in their way. Then they marched to
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who purchased Cyprus from the
Templars in 1192, who had themselves purchased it from Richard, Cyprus served as a supplier to the Levantine crusaders, in 1271,
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Cyprus later became a base for
Frankish pirates and raiders, in late 1292, Cypriots kidnapped Egyptian sailors in the Mediterranean Sea. The Egyptian Sultan
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for his victory, Janus was then brought to the sultan, humiliated, he was forced to pay a 200,000 dinar ransom and agree to an annual tribute.
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