Baghdad, the majestic capital city of the great Abbasid Caliphate. For centuries, the city was a center of culture, learning, trade and religious life. However, in the 1250’s, Hulagu, brother of ...

On Jan. 30, 1258, Hulagu’s forces, who had began investing Baghdad from the east, launched an assault on the city with the full Mongol arsenal of siege engines. It was a terrifying bombardment ...

In 1991, he likened former President George Bush to Hulegu Khan, the warlord grandson of Genghis Khan, who sacked Baghdad in 1258. But in some ways, the American-led attack doesn't hold a candle ...

It seems that Baghdad is in the news every day as a result of the war in Iraq, but once upon a time, this ancient city was a leading world center of culture and education. Here’s a brief look… ...

An American expert in Islamic art tries to measure the cultural devastation caused by the Baghdad museum looting. By Karen Croft Published April 17, 2003 8:00PM (EDT) ...

In the winter of A.D.1258, when the Mongols sacked Baghdad under Hulegu Khan, great destruction was visited upon the city and its inhabitants. The Bayt al Hikma, or House of Wisdom, ...

In the year 1258, more than 100,000 soldiers amassed outside the great Islamic city of Baghdad. They were the Mongol Army, led by the grandson of the fearsome Genghis Khan. Within weeks, they'd ...

New Assassin’s Creed video game brings Baghdad’s Golden Age back to life. ... It was a “golden age” — and it came to a cataclysmic end in 1258, when Mongol forces sacked the city.