1258 ⟶ Battle of Baghdad and the Sack of the Abbasid Caliphate

Battle of Baghdad (1258) - The Mongols sack Baghdad. Death o...
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👑 Death of Muktafi and Accession of al-Muqtadir; End of Saffarid Rule

Death of the Abbasid Caliph Muktafi; accession of al-Muqtadir. End of the Saffarid rule, annexation of their territories by the Samanids.⟶
Death of Muktafi and Accession of al-Muqtadir; End of Saffarid Rule (908)
Abbasid CaliphateLeadership ChangeSaffaridsSamanidsDynastic TransitionsPolitical Fragmentation
IraqIraqIranIranAfghanistanAfghanistanTajikistanTajikistan

⚔️ Tuğrul Bey Recaptures Power in Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate Restored

Tuğrul Bey recaptures power in Baghdad, Al-Qa'im is restored as the Caliph.⟶
Tuğrul Bey Recaptures Power in Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate Restored (1059)
Seljuq EmpireBaghdadAbbasidsTuğrul BeyPolitical Conflict11th CenturyGovernance
IraqIraq

⚔️ Battle of Baghdad and the Sack of the Abbasid Caliphate

Battle of Baghdad (1258) - The Mongols sack Baghdad. Death of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Musta'sim. End of the Abbasid rule. The Mongols under Hulagu Khan establish their rule in Iran and Iraq. Berke Khan, the Muslim chief of the Golden Horde, protests against the treatment meted out to the Abbasid Caliph and withdraws his contingent from Baghdad.⟶
Battle of Baghdad and the Sack of the Abbasid Caliphate (1258)
MongolsAbbasid CaliphateBaghdadHulagu KhanBerke KhanGolden HordeIslamic History13th CenturyDestructionPolitical Fragmentation
IraqIraqIranIran

🛡️ Battle of Ayn Jalut: Mamluks Defeat Mongols

Battle of Ayn Jalut in Syria. The Mongols are defeated by the Mamluks of Egypt, and the spell of the invincibility of the Mongols is broken. Baibars becomes the Mamluk Sultan.⟶
Battle of Ayn Jalut: Mamluks Defeat Mongols (1260)
MamluksMongolsAyn JalutBaibarsMilitary VictoryIslamic History13th CenturySyriaEgyptCrusades
SyriaSyriaEgyptEgypt

💀 Deaths of Hulagu Khan and Fariduddin Ganjshakar

Death of Hulagu Khan. Death of Fariduddin Ganjshakar the Chishti saint of the South Asia.⟶
Deaths of Hulagu Khan and Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1265)
MongolsHulagu KhanChishti OrderFariduddin GanjshakarSufismSouth Asia13th CenturyReligious Figures
IranIranPakistanPakistan

⚔️ Death of Berke Khan and the Eighth Crusade

Death of Berke Khan, the first ruler of the Golden Horde to be converted to Islam. The Eighth Crusade: the crusaders invade Tunisia; failure of the crusade.⟶
Death of Berke Khan and the Eighth Crusade (1266)
Berke KhanGolden HordeIslamCrusadesTunisiaIslamic History13th CenturyConversionMilitary Campaigns
RussiaRussiaTunisiaTunisia