Fall of Baghdad in 1258

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath establishment_of_Mongol_rule
gptkbp:alliance local tribes
gptkbp:battle systematic killings
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Mongol_invasion
gptkbp:community_involvement survival_of_Islamic_culture
gptkbp:consequences displacement of scholars
gptkbp:controversy justification of the invasion
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin expansion_into_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:cultural_impact loss of cultural heritage
libraries and manuscripts
loss of knowledge
gptkbp:culturalHeritage decline of intellectual centers
gptkbp:date 1258
gptkbp:defeated political fragmentation
gptkbp:duration approximately 13 days
gptkbp:electionYear fragmentation_of_Islamic_power
gptkbp:expansion threat to neighboring regions
gptkbp:historical_analysis ongoing studies
gptkbp:historical_significance shift in power dynamics
end of an era.
turning_point_in_Islamic_history
gptkbp:historicalContext decline_of_the_Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Marco_Polo's_accounts
importance of unity
Ibn_al-Athir's_chronicles
Juvayni's_writings
gptkbp:historicalRecords varied perspectives
commemoration of the event
gptkbp:historicalSignificance various chronicles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fall of Baghdad in 1258
gptkbp:impact hundreds of thousands
influence on future conflicts
massacre of civilians
gptkbp:influence rise of new powers
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Al-Musta'sim_Billah
gptkbp:leadership Hulagu's_ambitions
gptkbp:legacy establishment of new dynasties
symbol of destruction
gptkbp:location Baghdad
gptkbp:measures fortifications_of_Baghdad
gptkbp:policy religious tolerance
gptkbp:resultedIn destruction_of_the_House_of_Wisdom
gptkbp:significance end_of_the_Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkbp:tactics psychological warfare
siege warfare
use of siege engines
overwhelming numbers
cutting off supplies
gptkbp:was_a_response_to failed negotiations