▁brother ▁S emp ad ▁to ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁court ▁in ▁Kar ak orum ▁in ▁ 1 2 4 7 ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁details . ▁H eth ou m ▁later ▁persu aded ▁son - in - law ▁Boh em ond ▁VI ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁same , ▁and ▁Ant io ch ▁became ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Mong ols ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 0 . ▁Both ▁Het ou m ▁and ▁Boh em ond ▁then ▁participated ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁forces ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 2 6 0 ▁Mong ol ▁con quest s ▁of ▁Ale ppo ▁and ▁Dam asc us . ▁Historical ▁accounts , ▁qu oting ▁from ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁historian ▁Tem pl ar ▁of ▁Ty re , ▁would ▁often ▁dram atically ▁describe ▁the ▁three ▁Christian ▁r ul ers ▁( H et ou m , ▁Boh em ond , ▁and ▁Kit bu qa ) ▁entering ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Dam asc us ▁together ▁in ▁triumph , ▁though ▁modern ▁histor ians ▁have ▁question ed ▁this ▁story ▁as ▁ap oc ry phal .< ref > Peter ▁Jackson , ▁" C ris is ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 0 ," ▁English ▁Historical ▁Review ▁ 3 7 6 ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁ 4 8 6 </ ref > ▁ ▁The ▁Mong ols ▁reward ed ▁Boh em ond ▁for ▁his ▁alleg iance , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁him ▁various ▁areas ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Muslim s , ▁such ▁as ▁L att ak ie h , ▁Dark ush , ▁Ka