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In 1258, the Mongol army led by Hulagu Khan besieged and completely destroyed Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. This catastrophic 13-day event effectively ended the Islamic Golden Age and marked the high point of Mongol conquest in the Middle East.

Imagine a river running black… not with water, but with the ink from a million destroyed books. This was Baghdad in 1258, the glittering heart of the Islamic Golden Age. For 500 years, it was the world's center for science, culture, and art. But its ruler, the Caliph, made a fatal mistake. When Genghis Khan's grandson, Hulagu Khan, demanded his surrender, he refused. What happened next was catastrophic. In just thirteen days, the city was annihilated. The Mongols unleashed a wave of destruction so total, the legendary House of Wisdom was erased, its precious manuscripts choking the Tigris River. Hundreds of thousands were killed. And the Caliph? To avoid spilling royal blood, the Mongols wrapped him in a carpet and had horses trample him to death. The fall of Baghdad didn't just destroy a city; it brought an entire era to a brutal end. Hit that follow button for more ancient mysteries.

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