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Siege of Baghdad
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The siege of Baghdad took place in early 1258 when a large army under Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. Hulegu had been sent by his brother, the Mongol khan Möngke, to conquer Persia. He expected Baghdad's ruler, Caliph al-Musta'sim, to reinforce his army, but this did not happen. Provoked by al-Musta'sim's arrogance, Hulegu decided to overthrow him. The Mongol army of over 138,000 men routed a sortie by flooding their camp, and besieged the city, which was left with around 30,000 troops. After Mongol siege engines breached Baghdad's walls, al-Musta'sim surrendered on 10 February, and was later executed. The Mongol army pillaged the city for a week; the number of deaths is unknown, but Hulegu estimated a total of 200,000. The siege, often seen as the end of the Islamic Golden Age, was in reality not era-defining: Baghdad later prospered under Hulegu's Ilkhanate. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Most recent Mongol Empire-related article will be Jochi on 29 December.
- Main editors: User:AirshipJungleman29
- Promoted: September 17, 2024
- Reasons for nomination: Anniversary of the fall of the city. A level-5 vital article with 54 interwikis.
- Support as nominator. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 18:54, 23 November 2024 (UTC)