Claim: Maraclea was destroyed by the Mamluks, Qalawun blackmailed Bohemond VII and said he would besiege Tripoli which is the largest city in Lebanon.
Evidence: In 1271, the city of Maraclea was destroyed by the Mamluks. In 1285, Qalawun blackmailed Bohemond VII into destroying the last fortifications of the area, where Barthélémy was entrenched, a square tower which had been erected some distance from the shore. Qalawun said he would besiege Tripoli if the Maraclea fort was not dismantled. Tripoli (Arabic: طرابلس‎/ALA-LC: Ṭarābulus) is the largest city in northern Lebanon and the second-largest city in the country.