The Mongol Siege of Baghdad 1258 End of an Islamic Golden Age

In February 1258, Mongol forces under Hulagu Khan breached the walls of Baghdad, then the intellectual and cultural heart of the Islamic world. This episode tells the story of the city's fall in just twelve days — the betrayal of Caliph al-Musta'sim, the role of Hulagu's Nestorian Christian wife Doquz Khatun, and the destruction of the House of Wisdom. We discuss the siege engines, the use of the Tigris River as a weapon, and the long aftermath including the Mamluks' eventual rise. Primary sources from Juvayni and Ibn al-Athir are cited to separate fact from legend. #Baghdad1258 #HulaguKhan #AlMustaSim #DoquzKhatun #HouseOfWisdom #Nestorian #Juvayni #IbnAlAthir #MongolSiege #AbbasidCaliphate #TigrisRiver #Mamluks #AinJalut #Kitbuqa #CentralAsia #History #FexingoHistory #IslamicGoldenAge Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo