Destruction of Baghdad (1258)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Destruction_of_Baghdad_(1258)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Siege_of_Baghdad_(1258)
gptkbp:casualties massive civilian deaths
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hulagu_Khan
gptkbp:date 1258
gptkbp:defendedIn gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:enemyOf gptkb:Mongol_forces
gptkbp:followedBy Mongol invasions of Syria
gptkbp:historicalSignificance shift of Islamic power to Cairo
decline of Baghdad as a major center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Destruction of Baghdad (1258)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Baghdad
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:destruction_of_House_of_Wisdom
massacre of inhabitants
collapse of infrastructure
flooding of Tigris with books and bodies
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Mongol_invasions
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Mongol_Empire
gptkbp:precededBy Mongol conquest of Khwarazmian Empire
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:fall_of_Baghdad
end of the Abbasid Caliphate
gptkbp:significance destruction of libraries
end of Islamic Golden Age
cultural loss
gptkbp:victim gptkb:Al-Musta'sim
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mongol_invasions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5