In 1258, the Mongol Empire unleashed one of the most devastating sieges in history, bringing down the heart of the Islamic ...

Decline and Misconceptions However, this golden period saw decline after the Mongol invasion of Baghdad in 1258. As Europe entered the Renaissance, the Islamic world slowly fell behind. Historian ...

1260 - Mongol invasion; Mongols defeated by Egyptian Mamluk forces at the Battle of Ain Jalut. 1400 - Turco-Mongol leader Tamurlane sacks Aleppo and Damascus.

The Mongol invasion laid waste to many of the cities of Persia (now known as Iran). Over time, though, the Mongols improved their administrative abilities with Persian assistance.

An Iraqi professor leading a group of students on a walking tour of Baghdad's historic centre invites them to stop and admire a centuries-old stone wall erected to shield the city from Mongol ...

However, it diminished after the Mongol invasion of Baghdad and the spread of the Dark Ages, and it then revived in the 19th century with figures like Rifa’a Al-Tahtawi and Butrus Al-Bustani.

Ghost of Tsushima is the latest title from Sucker Punch, and it is set during the Mongol Invasion of Japan. At the center of the story of Jin Sakai, a samurai who goes on a quest to save his ...

AMMAN — Ginghis Khan (1162-1227) instilled in the Mongol aristocracy the idea of the strong state institutions that would outlive him and guarantee meritocracy necessary for the longevity of the ...