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  1. Hulegu Khan

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    The Mongol advance was finally checked in 1260 at the Battle of Ain Jalut (Spring of David) in the Levant, where the Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate, under Sultan Qutuz and Baibars, decisively defeated Kitbuqa's contingent. This battle marked the high-water mark of Mongol expansion into the Levant and established the Mamluks as the primary bulwark against further Mongol incursions.
    Hülegü spent the remainder of his life consolidating control over Persia, Mesopotamia, and Armenia. He spent considerable effort managing the simmering tensions between his faction and …