The Mongol Siege of Aleppo: Hulagu's Conquest of Syria

In 1260, the Mongol army under Hulagu Khan descended on Aleppo, one of the great cities of the Islamic world. This episode of The Mongol Invasions explores the siege that broke the power of the Ayyubids in Syria and set the stage for the pivotal Battle of Ain Jalut. We follow Hulagu's campaign from the fall of the Assassins at Alamut to the devastation of Aleppo and its Citadel, the role of his Christian wife Doquz Khatun, the controversial sack of Damascus, and the fateful withdrawal of Mongol forces east after Mongke Khan's death. Along the way, we examine the tactics of Mongol siege warfare, the use of local levies, and the complex religious politics of the region — including the uneasy alliance with the Crusader prince Bohemond VI. This episode also touches on the legacy of the siege, the destruction of priceless manuscripts and mosques, and the Mongol defeat at Ain Jalut that checked their advance into Syria and Egypt. For anyone following the Mongol story, this is the campaign that nearly reached the Mediterranean. #MongolEmpire #HulaguKhan #Aleppo #Syria #SiegeOfAleppo #AinJalut #MamlukSultanate #DoquzKhatun #BohemondVI #Ayyubid #CitadelOfAleppo #MongolCampaigns #13thCentury #MedievalHistory #SiegeWarfare #History #FexingoHistory #MongolInvasions Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo