1258

Medieval era · 1258

Mongols sack Baghdad

Hulagu Khan’s army captures Baghdad and kills the caliph al-Musta’sim, ending the Abbasid golden age in the city.

Persian manuscript of the siege of Baghdad — Persian manuscript of the siege of Baghdad · Sayf al-vâhidî et al., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

When: 1258
Where: Iraq
Era: Medieval

Topics

Islamic Golden Age750 CE – 1258 Mongol Empire1206 – 1368 Iraq2,350 BCE – today Abbasid Caliphate710 CE – 1258

People

Nasir al-Din al-Tusi1201 – 1274Persian astronomer (1201–1274)

Before and after

War of Saint Sabas1256 – 1270 Battle of Pelagonia1259 Show on timeline

Sources: Siege of Baghdad, سقوط بغداد (1258)

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