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The Siege of Baghdad: When the Mongols Came Knocking (and Never Left)

By JohnTheWordWhirlwind on Mon Feb 10 2025

Picture this: it’s early February 1258, and Baghdad, the glimmering jewel of the Abbasid Caliphate, is lounging in the warmth of its own overconfidence.

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