▁Mam lu ks . ▁For ▁example , ▁Boh em ond ▁and ▁H eth ou m ▁controlled ▁the ▁for ests ▁of ▁southern ▁An atol ia ▁and ▁Leb anon , ▁the ▁wood ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁needed ▁by ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Mam lu ks ▁to ▁build ▁ships . ▁H eth ou m ▁attempted ▁to ▁use ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁b arg aining ▁chip ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁tr uce ▁with ▁the ▁Mam lu ks . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁attempts ▁at ▁block ade ▁merely ▁further ▁inc ited ▁Ba ib ars . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 2 6 4 , ▁Boh em ond ▁also ▁sought ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁Mong ols . ▁He ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁H ul agu , ▁trying ▁to ▁obtain ▁as ▁much ▁support ▁as ▁possible ▁from ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁r ul ers ▁against ▁the ▁M aml uk ▁pro gression . ▁However , ▁H ul agu ▁was ▁unh appy ▁with ▁Boh em ond ▁for ▁replacing ▁the ▁Greek ▁patri arch ▁with ▁a ▁Latin ▁one , ▁as ▁the ▁By z antine ▁al liance ▁was ▁important ▁to ▁him , ▁against ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁in ▁An atol ia . ▁ ▁L oss ▁of ▁Ant io ch ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 2 6 6 , ▁Het ou m ▁too ▁set ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁court , ▁ple ading ▁for ▁assistance . ▁But ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁gone , ▁the ▁M aml uk ▁army ▁attacked ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁army , ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁commanded ▁by ▁Het ou m ' s ▁sons , ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mari . ▁The ▁Mam