Seventh Crusade
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The Seventh Crusade was a crusade led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. Louis' troops were defeated by the Egyptian army led by Fakhr al-Din ibn Shaykh al-Shuyukh, whose army was supported by the Bahriyya Mamluks led by Faris ad-Din Aktai, Baibars al-Bunduqdari, Qutuz, Aybak and Qalawun. Sheikh Al Shioukh was killed in the war, and Louis was captured, approximately 800,000 bezants were paid in ransom for his return.
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See also
- Eighth crusade - also launched against Egypt in 1270 by Louis IX.
- Jean de Joinville - an account of the life of Louis IX and the logistics of the Seventh Crusade.
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