It was during this campaign that his famous meeting with the historian Ibn Khaldun took place before the walls of Damascus. **Significance:** the meeting of Timur and Ibn Khaldun — a symbolic encounter between the philosophy of history and the power of the conqueror.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Timur's Syrian Campaign: Aleppo and Damascus?
- At the end of 1400 and the beginning of 1401 Timur took Aleppo, which belonged to the Mamluks, and then Damascus; Damascus suffered great devastation.
- When did Timur's Syrian Campaign: Aleppo and Damascus happen?
- 1400 CE
- Where did Timur's Syrian Campaign: Aleppo and Damascus take place?
- Halep / Şam (Dımaşk)