The Second Battle of Homs was fought Hostile_encounter in western Syria on 29 October 1281 , between the armies of the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt and the Ilkhanate , a division of the Mongol Empire centered on Iran .

After the Mamluk victories over Mongols at Ain Jalut in 1260 and Albistan in 1277 , the Il-khan Abaqa sent Sending his brother Möngke Temur at the head of a large army which numbered about 40-50,000 men , chiefly Armenians under Leo II and Georgians under Demetrius II .

In a pitched battle , the Armenians , Georgians and Oirats under King Leo II and Mongol generals routed and scattered Dispersal the Mamluk left flank , but the Mamluks personally led Conquering by Sultan Qalawun destroyed Destroying the Mongol centre .

He converted Change to Islam and forged Creating an alliance with the Mamluk sultan .

Meanwhile , the Ottomans had to contend Quarreling with the Persian Safavid Empire and to a lesser extent the Mamluk Sultanate , which was defeated Getting and fully incorporated Cause_to_amalgamate into the empire .

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 .

The main cities of Syria , Aleppo and Damascus were thus left open Openness to Mamluk occupation .