The Siege of Baghdad, also known as the Sack of Baghdad, took place in early 1258, when a large army commanded by the Mongol prince Hulegu attacked the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate after a series of provocations from its ruler, Caliph al-Musta'sim. Within a few weeks Baghdad fell and was sacked by the Mongol army; al-Musta'sim was killed alongside hundreds of thousands of his subjects. The city's fall has traditionally been seen as marking the end of the Islamic Golden Age, though the true extent of its long-term consequences remains debated among historians.
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A large army commanded by Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate after a series of provocations from its ruler, caliph al-Musta'sim
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29/30 January - 10 February 1258 (13 days)
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29/30 January - 10 February 1258 (13 days)
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Baghdad
Siege of Baghdad (1258): Event Type
The Siege of Baghdad, also known as the Sack of Baghdad, took place in early 1258. A large army commanded by Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate after a series of provocations from its ruler, caliph al-Musta'sim.
Participant: Hulagu Khan, Lead section (edge: participant Hulagu Khan)
A large army commanded by Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate after a series of provocations from its ruler, caliph al-Musta'sim.
Related To: The Abbasid Caliphate, Lead section (edge: related-to Abbasid Caliphate)
A large army commanded by Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate after a series of provocations from its ruler, caliph al-Musta'sim.
Related To: The Mongol Empire, Lead section (edge: related-to Mongol Empire)
A large army commanded by Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate after a series of provocations from its ruler, caliph al-Musta'sim.
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200,000 killed (according to Hulegu) 800,000-2,000,000 killed (Muslim sources)
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The Siege of Baghdad, also known as the Sack of Baghdad, took place in early 1258. A large army commanded by Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, at
In Group: Events of the Thirteenth to Fifteenth Centuries, 1200 to 1499, Lead
The Siege of Baghdad, also known as the Sack of Baghdad, took place in early 1258.
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