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…south to Suakin, but are massacred in…
…south to Suakin, but are massacred in the latter by the Beja inhabitants as a result of the continuing enmity between the two towns.
This dates to the mid-thirteenth century, when one of Suakin's rulers, Ala al-Din al-Asba'ani, angered the Mamluk sultan Baybars by seizing the goods of merchants who died at sea nearby.
The governor of Qus and his general Ikhmin Ala al-Din in 1264 had attacked with the support of Aydhab and An Al-Asba'ani had been forced to flee the city.
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The Middle of The Earth
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The Near and Middle East
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Near East
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