In 1258, the Mongol Empire unleashed one of the most devastating sieges in history, bringing down the heart of the Islamic ...

Muslims, too, saw the Mongols as bloodthirsty savages. When Hulagu Khan stormed Baghdad, in 1258, bodies were heaped on the streets; drains reportedly ran red in the heart of Muslim civilization ...

Nicola Di Cosmo, Sebastian Wagner, Ulf Büntgen, CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT OF THE MONGOL INVASION OF SYRIA AND DEFEAT AT ‘AYN JĀLŪT (1258–1260 CE), Erdkunde, Bd. 75, H. 2 (April – June 2021), ...

In the year 1258, more than 100,000 soldiers amassed outside the great Islamic city of Baghdad. They were the Mongol Army, led by the grandson of the fearsome Genghis Khan. Within weeks, they'd ...