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The Siege of Baghdad 1258: Hulagu's Conquest and the End of an Era

The Siege of Baghdad 1258: Hulagu's Conquest and the End of an Era

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In February 1258, the Mongol army under Hulagu Khan laid siege to Baghdad, then the glittering capital of the Abbasid Caliphate and a center of Islamic learning and culture. This episode details the siege itself: the Mongol strategy, the caliph al-Musta'sim's fatal indecision, and the fall of the city. We explore the legendary accounts of the destruction — how the Tigris ran black with ink from destroyed books, how the canals were diverted to drown the city — and weigh them against historical evidence. What really happened to the House of Wisdom? How many died? And what did the Mongol conquest mean for the Islamic Golden Age? We also examine the role of Ibn al-Alqami, the vizier accused of treachery, and consider how different the course of history might have been had the caliph listened to his more hawkish advisors. This is a story not just of destruction but of a world changing forever. #HulaguKhan #AbbasidCaliphate #Baghdad1258 #MongolSiege #HouseOfWisdom #AlMustasim #IbnAlAlqami #TigrisRiver #IslamicGoldenAge #MongolEmpire #RoundCity #Ilkhanate #MongkeKhan #History #FexingoHistory #MiddleEast #SiegeWarfare #MedievalHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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