ually ▁und ef ended . ▁The ▁not ables ▁of ▁Dam asc us ▁started ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁r uler ▁H ul agu ▁Khan ; ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁his ▁general ▁Kit bu qa ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 0 . ▁When ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁army ▁left ▁Dam asc us ▁to ▁qu ell ▁re bell ions ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁the ▁A yy ub id ▁g arrison ▁of ▁the ▁cit adel ▁revol ted , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁do ▁by ▁An - N as ir . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁Mong ols ▁bes ie ged ▁the ▁cit adel ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 0 . ▁The ▁g arrison ▁surrender ed ▁after ▁heavy ▁bomb ard ments ▁and ▁without ▁hope ▁of ▁being ▁rel ieved ▁by ▁An - N as ir . ▁The ▁def ences ▁of ▁the ▁cit adel ▁were ▁then ▁largely ▁dis m ant led . ▁ ▁M aml uk ▁period ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁M aml uk ▁s ultan ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁Q ut uz , ▁defeated ▁the ▁Mong ols ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ain ▁J al ut ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 0 . ▁Dam asc us ▁now ▁came ▁under ▁M aml uk ▁influence . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Q ut uz ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁by ▁his ▁commander ▁Ba ib ars , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁Q ut uz ▁as ▁s ultan ▁of ▁Egypt ▁( 1 2 6 0 – 1 2 7 7 ). ▁During ▁Ba ib ars ' ▁reign , ▁the ▁cit adel