Jaffa Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! Switch editorYou have switched to source editingCloseYou can switch back to visual editing at any time by clicking on this icon.Visual editingSource editingMorePreviewAdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionReferencesDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic textDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getReferencePage text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>Page text.[1]Named referencePage text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>Page text.[2]Additional use of the same referencePage text.<ref name="test" />Page text.[2]Display references<references />↑ Link text, additional text.↑ Link text====Mamluk period==== In March 1268, [[Baibars]], the sultan of the [[Mamluk Sultanate|Egyptian Mamluks]], conquered Jaffa simultaneously with conquering [[Antioch]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Were the Mamluks? {{!}} History Today |url=https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/who-were-mamluks |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=www.historytoday.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Kohn |first=George Childs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1TLjAQAAQBAJ&q=1268+jaffa |title=Dictionary of Wars |date=2013-10-31 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-95501-4 |language=en}}</ref> Baibars's goal was to conquer [[Crusader states|Christian crusader strongholds]].<ref name=":0" /> An inscription from the [[White Mosque, Ramla|White Mosque of Ramla]], today visible in the [[Great Mosque of Gaza]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Wasserstein |first1=David J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6tIgyrjr7dMC&dq=In+1268,+Jaffa+was+conquered+by+Egyptian+Mamluks,+led+by+Baibars.&pg=PT50 |title=Mamluks and Ottomans: Studies in Honour of Michael Winter |last2=Ayalon |first2=Ami |date=2013-06-17 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-57924-0 |language=en}}</ref> commemorates the event:<blockquote>[[Basmala|In the name of God the Merciful, the Compassionate]],...gave power to his servant...who has trust in him...who fights for Him and defends the faith of His Prophet...Sultan of Islam and the Muslims, Baybars...who came out with his victorious army on the 10th of the month of [[Rajab]] from the land of Egypt, resolved to carry out ''[[jihad]]'' and combat the intransigent [[Kafir|infidels]]. He camped in the port city of Jaffa in the morning and conquered it, by God's will, in the third hour of that day. Then he ordered the erection of the dome over the blessed minaret, as well as the gate of this mosque...in the year 666 of the [[Hijri year|Hijra]] [1268 CE]. May God have mercy upon him and upon all Muslims.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite journal |title=The Mamluk Minarets of Ramla |url=https://journals.openedition.org/bcrfj/6409 |access-date=2022-06-23 |journal=Bulletin du Centre de Recherche Français À Jérusalem|date=15 December 2010 |issue=21 |last1=Cytryn-Silverman |first1=Katia }}</ref></blockquote>[[Abu'l-Fida]] (1273–1331), writing in 1321, described "Yafa, in Filastin" as "a small but very pleasant town lying on the sea-shore. It has a celebrated harbour. The town of Yafa is well fortified. Its markets are much frequented, and many merchants ply their trades here. There is a large harbour frequented by all the ships coming to Filastin, and from it they set sail to all lands. Between it and Ar Ramlah the distance is 6 miles, and it lies west of Ar Ramlah."<ref name=Strange550/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page