 The invasion of Syria by the Mongolian armies lead by Ghazan Khan in 1299 and his subsequent advance on the Holy Land raised new hopes among the Crusaders. Filled with enthusiasm by this news, Llull decided to travel to Cyprus during the summer of 1301. On his arrival he found out that, a year before, the Mongols had retired once again. His disappointment would not stop him, and he convinced the King of Cyprus to help him convert the Muslim, Nestorian, and Jacobite population of the island. His sermons met with little success, and in 1302 he traveled to Port Ayas, in Armenia, where he made another attempt to preach to the infidels.