Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Baghdad
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
destruction of Baghdad
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
significant civilian casualties
January 1258 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Mongol_Empire
gptkb:Sultan |
| gptkbp:community_impact |
rise of regional powers
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
fall of the Abbasid Caliphate
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
shift in power dynamics
disruption of Islamic scholarship loss of libraries and knowledge |
| gptkbp:cultural_representation |
destruction of the House of Wisdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
1258
|
| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 1 week
|
| gptkbp:engine |
used in the battle
|
| gptkbp:famous_person |
grandson of Genghis Khan
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Mongol invasions of the Middle East
turning point in Islamic history |
| gptkbp:historical_period |
largest contiguous empire in history
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
marked the end of the Abbasid Caliphate's power.
|
| gptkbp:historical_source |
gptkb:Marco_Polo's_accounts
gptkb:Ibn_al-Athir's_chronicles Juvayni's writings |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Baghdad (1258)
|
| gptkbp:involved_countries |
mass executions
|
| gptkbp:involved_forces |
estimated 20,000 troops
|
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:Al-Musta'sim_Billah
gptkb:Hulagu_Khan |
| gptkbp:kingdom |
last major Islamic empire before Mongol invasion
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
Al-Musta'sim Billah's indecisiveness
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
symbol of Mongol brutality
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Baghdad
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
siege warfare
|
| gptkbp:order |
destruction of the city
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Mongol_conquests
|
| gptkbp:responds_to |
failed to unite forces
|
| gptkbp:result |
Mongol victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
end of the Islamic Golden Age
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
control of trade routes
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:war
divide and conquer approximately 6 months use of spies psychological warfare against defenders surrounding the city fortifications of Baghdad estimated 150,000 troops |