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Eighth Crusade
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The Eighth Crusade was a military campaign launched in 1270 against Muslim Turks in the eastern Mediterranean region. Though ultimately unsuccessful, it represented one of the final major efforts by European Christian powers to reclaim territory and influence in the Middle East during the age of the Crusades.
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Key facts
- Date
- Date 1270
- Location
- Ifriqiya (modern Tunisia )
- Result
- Withdrawal of Crusaders from Tunisia Death of Louis IX of France Treaty of Tunis Opening of trade with Tunis
- Territorial changes
- No changes in territory, though there were changes in economic and political rights in the Treaty of Tunis
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Belligerents
Kingdom of France
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