The Viking Armada That Invaded the Caspian : youtu.be/5bpZCs980k4
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THE FALL OF BAGHDAD
February 13, 1258 — the sky burns gold and crimson over the Abbasid capital. On the ridge, Hulegu Khan watches his Mongol horde descend upon the City of Peace.
Baghdad, jewel of the Islamic Golden Age, center of world learning, home to […]
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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1258, the #Mongol forces of the Ilkhanate under Hülegü sacked #Baghdad, burned its great libraries & #BaytAlHikma, ending the #AbbasidCaliphate. The calamity is a symbolic end to a #GoldenAge of Muslim dominance in science, maths, philosophy, and the arts.
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The #AnarchyAtSamarra began on #ThisDayInHistory in 861 with the assassination of #caliph #alMutawakkil and elevation of #alMuntasir. This period of instability in the #AbbasidCaliphate lasted until 870, with four caliphs who were virtual puppets to different military factions.