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Krak des Chevaliers, one of the most impressive crusaders' fortress. Taken in 1110 from the Emir of Homs by Tancred, Regent of Antioch, the Castle was enfiefed to the Count of Tripoli. In 1114, Raymond II, Count of Tripoli transferred the Krak along with his other dependent castles to the Knights Hospitallers. The order massively expanded the existing fortress after 1170. The Krak survived 2 major Muslim challenges but was ultimately invested by the Mamelukes under the sultan Baibars on 21 February 1271.
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