The Mamluks , led by their new sultan PERSON@1 , quickly became a regional power in the LOCATION@1 by capturing a number of crusader states and repulsing MISC@1 attacks .

The Mamluks were led by their new sultan PERSON@1 . The MISC@2 were soon were more in control in the LOCATION@1 because they took control of a number of crusader states and also stopped the MISC@1 attacks from happening as much .
