Sack of Baghdad (1258)

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Mongol invasion of the Middle East battle historical event siege

The Sack of Baghdad (1258) was the devastating Mongol conquest and destruction of the Abbasid capital, which effectively ended the Abbasid Caliphate’s political power and marked a major turning point in Islamic and world history.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
Siege of Baghdad (1258) 6
Conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols 1
Fall of Baghdad (1258) 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mongol invasion of the Middle East ⓘ
battle ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
siege ⓘ
combatant Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ
commander al-Musta'sim ⓘ
surface form: Al-Musta'sim

Hülegü Khan ⓘ
surface form: Hulagu Khan
conflict Mongol Empire vs Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
coordinateLocation 33.3406°N 44.4009°E ⓘ
country Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
describedBySource Bar Hebraeus ⓘ
Ibn al-Fuwati ⓘ
Rashid al-Din Hamadani ⓘ
endTime February 1258 ⓘ
followedBy Mongol Ilkhanate rule in Iraq ⓘ
establishment of a shadow Abbasid Caliphate in Cairo ⓘ
hasCause refusal of Abbasid Caliph to submit to Mongol demands ⓘ
hasEffect cultural and scientific losses in the Islamic world ⓘ
end of Islamic Golden Age in Baghdad ⓘ
long-term demographic decline of Baghdad ⓘ
weakening of Muslim political unity in the region ⓘ
hasPart Sack of Baghdad (1258) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Siege of Baghdad (1258)
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
surface form: Middle Ages
historicalRegion Mesopotamia ⓘ
location Baghdad ⓘ
notableFeature breaching of city walls ⓘ
execution of the Abbasid Caliph ⓘ
extensive destruction of libraries and institutions ⓘ
large-scale civilian casualties ⓘ
use of siege engines by Mongols ⓘ
opponent Abbasid garrison of Baghdad ⓘ
partOf Mongol conquests ⓘ
surface form: Mongol conquest of the Islamic world

Mongol conquests ⓘ
surface form: Mongol invasions
perpetrator Hülegü Khan ⓘ
surface form: Mongol forces under Hulagu Khan
pointInTime 1258 ⓘ
precededBy Mongol conquests ⓘ
surface form: Mongol conquest of Persia

Mongol diplomatic missions to Baghdad ⓘ
result collapse of Abbasid political power ⓘ
death of Caliph Al-Musta'sim ⓘ
decisive Mongol victory ⓘ
destruction of Baghdad ⓘ
end of Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad ⓘ
Sack of Baghdad (1258) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: fall of Baghdad

massacre of inhabitants ⓘ
shift of Islamic political center away from Baghdad ⓘ
significance major turning point in Islamic history ⓘ
major turning point in world history ⓘ
symbolic end of the classical Abbasid era ⓘ
startTime January 1258 ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

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Abbasid Caliphate → significantEvent → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
Abbasid Caliphate → significantEvent → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mongol conquest of Baghdad
Islamic Golden Age → declineFactor → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sack of Baghdad in 1258
Mongol Ilkhanate → notableBattle → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Baghdad (1258)
Sack of Baghdad (1258) → hasPart → Sack of Baghdad (1258) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Baghdad (1258)
Sack of Baghdad (1258) → result → Sack of Baghdad (1258) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: fall of Baghdad
House of Wisdom → causeOfDestruction → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mongol siege of Baghdad
House of Wisdom → associatedEvent → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Baghdad (1258)
al-Musta'sim → notableEvent → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mongol siege of Baghdad (1258)
al-Musta'sim → associatedWithEvent → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fall of Baghdad (1258)
al-Musta'sim → endOfReignReason → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Conquest of Baghdad by the Mongols
Hülegü Khan → militaryCampaign → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: siege and sack of Baghdad in 1258
Mongol conquests → hasPart → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Baghdad (1258)
Mongol Empire → notableEvent → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Baghdad (1258)
Battle of Ain Jalut → precededBy → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mongol conquest of Baghdad (1258)
House of Abbas → succeededBy → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mongol Ilkhanate in Baghdad
Abbasid caliphs in Cairo → establishedAfter → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mongol sack of Baghdad
Mongol invasion of the Middle East under Hülegü → conflict → Sack of Baghdad (1258) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siege of Baghdad (1258)