Battle of Baghdad (1258)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:abbasid_caliphate last major Islamic empire before Mongol invasion
gptkbp:abbasid_forces estimated 20,000 troops
gptkbp:abbasid_leadership Al-Musta'sim Billah's indecisiveness
gptkbp:abbasid_response failed to unite forces
gptkbp:aftermath destruction of Baghdad
gptkbp:casualties significant civilian casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Mongol_Empire
gptkb:Umayyad_Caliphate
gptkbp:consequences fall of the Abbasid Caliphate
gptkbp:cultural_impact 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:fall_of_baghdad January 1258
gptkbp:historical_context Mongol invasions of the Middle East
gptkbp:historical_interpretation turning point in Islamic 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:hulagu_khan grandson of Genghis Khan
gptkbp:hulagu_khan's_orders destruction of the city
gptkbp:impact_on_islam shift in power dynamics
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Al-Musta'sim_Billah
gptkb:Hulagu_Khan
gptkbp:legacy symbol of Mongol brutality
gptkbp:location gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:military_strategy siege warfare
gptkbp:mongol_empire largest contiguous empire in history
gptkbp:mongol_policy mass executions
gptkbp:mongol_siege_engines used in the battle
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Mongol_conquests
gptkbp:political_impact rise of regional powers
gptkbp:result Mongol victory
gptkbp:significance end of the Islamic Golden Age
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of trade routes
gptkbp:strategy fortifications of Baghdad
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:psychological_warfare
divide and conquer
approximately 6 months
use of spies
psychological warfare against defenders
surrounding the city
estimated 150,000 troops
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4