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===Letter to Louis IX of France=== On April 10, 1262, the Mongol leader Hulagu sent through [[John the Hungarian]] a new letter to the French king [[Louis IX]] from the city of [[Maragheh]], offering again an alliance.<ref>Richard, p. 436 (french), p. 422 (english). "What Hulegu was offering was an alliance. And, contrary to what has long been written by the best authorities, this offer was not in response to appeals from the Franks."</ref> The letter explained that two years before, in 1260, Hulagu had to withdraw the bulk of his army from Syria due to the hot weather and the lack of provisions and grass for the horses.<ref>Jackson, p.178</ref> The letter mentioned Hulagu's intention to capture Jerusalem for the benefit of the Pope, and asked for Louis to send a fleet against Egypt: {{quote|"From the head of the Mongol army, avid to devastate the perfid nation of the Sarasins, goodwilling support of the Christian faith (...) so that you, who are the rulers of the coasts on the other side of the sea, endeavour to deny a refuge for the Infidels, your enemies and ours, by having your subjects diligently patrol the seas."|Letter from [[Hulagu]] to [[Louis IX of France|Saint Louis]].<ref>Letter from Hulagu to Saint Louis, quoted in ''Les Croisades'', Thierry Delcourt, p.151</ref>}}
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