Baghdad Falls: Mongols End Abbasid Caliphate
Hulagu Khan's forces stormed Baghdad in 1258, slaughtering thousands and extinguishing the Abbasid Caliphate that had anchored Islamic civilization for five centuries. This brutal conquest shattered the intellectual heart of the Middle East, scattering scholars and destroying libraries so thoroughly that it permanently altered the trajectory of scientific and philosophical development across the region.
February 10, 1258
768 years ago
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