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In January and February 1258, the Mongol army under Hulagu Khan besieged Baghdad, the seat of the Abbasid Caliphate and a major center of Islamic learning and culture. After the city's defenses fell, Mongol forces sacked Baghdad, destroying libraries, mosques, and palaces, including the House of Wisdom. Caliph Al-Musta'sim was captured and executed, ending the Abbasid Caliphate as a political power, though the dynasty survived as ceremonial figureheads under the Mamluks in Cairo until 1517. A large portion of the population was killed, and the city's irrigation systems were badly damaged, harming the region's agriculture for generations. The fall of Baghdad marked a turning point in Islamic history and Mongol expansion into the Middle East.
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Siege of Baghdad by the Mongols is dated to 1258.
What was Siege of Baghdad by the Mongols?
In January and February 1258, the Mongol army under Hulagu Khan besieged Baghdad, the seat of the Abbasid Caliphate and a major center of Islamic learning and culture. After the city's defenses fell, Mongol forces sacked Baghdad, destroying libraries, mosques, and palaces, including the House of Wisdom. Caliph Al-Musta'sim was captured and executed, ending the Abbasid Caliphate as a political power, though the dynasty survived as ceremonial figureheads under the Mamluks in Cairo until 1517. A large portion of the population was killed, and the city's irrigation systems were badly damaged, harming the region's agriculture for generations. The fall of Baghdad marked a turning point in Islamic history and Mongol expansion into the Middle East.
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