The Third Crusade ( 1189–1192 ) was an attempt by the leaders of the three most powerful states of Western Christianity ( England , France , and the Holy Roman Empire ) to reconquer Conquering the Holy Land following the capture Conquering of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan , Saladin , in 1187 .

After the historic Mamluk victory over the Ilkhanates at the Battle of Ain Jalut in September 1260 , Hulagu Khan of the Ilkhanate had the Ayyubid Sultan of Damascus and other Ayyubid princes executed Killing in revenge , thus effectively ending Process_end the dynasty in Syria .

After the historic Mamluk victory over the Ilkhanates at the Battle of Ain Jalut in September 1260 , Hulagu Khan of the Ilkhanate had the Ayyubid Sultan of Damascus and other Ayyubid princes executed Killing in revenge , thus effectively ending Process_end the dynasty in Syria .

But Homs and Hama remained Temporary_stay in the possession of minor Ayyubid princes .

The Fifth Crusade ( 1217–1221 ) was an attempt by Western Europeans to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering Conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt .