In 1271, after a two-month siege, the fortress with 200 knights surrendered to the troops of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars. Baybars probably did this by trickery, writing a letter to the garrison commander as the Count of Tripoli, in which he informed about the impossibility of providing military support. After reading the letter, the crew surrendered. The Sultan accepted the surrender of the crew. The knights were allowed to leave on the condition that each return to his own country.
