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

Baghdad was destroyed in 1258. That year the Mongols came. Hulegu, who led them, was the grandson of Genghis Khan, and the brother of Kublai Khan, and a man not to be trifled with.

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 ...

When the U.S. invasion of Iraq began, NPR's Mideast editor Larry Kaplow was a reporter in Baghdad. Looking back now, he writes that the signs and warnings of the chaos to come were all too clear then.

Mongol expansion began in East and Central Asia. Following are the countries that were part of the empire arranged by region and the time period they were invaded or conquered.

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 ...

When the U.S. invasion of Iraq began, NPR's Mideast editor Larry Kaplow was a reporter in Baghdad. Looking back now, he writes that the signs and warnings of the chaos to come were all too clear then.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT OF THE MONGOL INVASION OF SYRIA AND DEFEAT AT ‘AYN JĀLŪT (1258–1260 CE) ...

AMMAN — Ginghis Khan (1162-1227) instilled in the Mongol aristocracy the idea of the strong state institutions that would outlive him and guarantee meritocracy necessary for the longevity of the ...