Mongol Siege of Baghdad 1258 End of the Islamic Golden Age

In 1258, Hulagu Khan's Mongol army laid siege to Baghdad, the heart of the Abbasid Caliphate and a center of Islamic civilization. Over the course of a few weeks, the city was utterly destroyed—libraries burned, canals ruined, and the caliph executed. This episode explores the political divisions that weakened Baghdad, the siege itself, and the enduring controversy over how many died. We discuss the role of Hulagu's Christian wife Dokuz Khatun and Shiite vizier Ibn al-Alqami in shaping the campaign. Was the destruction as total as later writers claimed? We examine contemporary accounts from Juvayni and Ibn Kathir to separate fact from legend. A sobering look at how one siege reshaped the medieval world. #Baghdad1258 #HulaguKhan #AbbasidCaliphate #MongolSiege #IslamicGoldenAge #DokuzKhatun #IbnAlAlqami #Juvayni #IbnKathir #MongolEmpire #TigrisRiver #Mustasim #SiegeWarfare #HistoricalDestruction #MedievalHistory #MiddleEast #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo