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

Iranian police have recovered 21 ancient coins believed to date back to the Ilkhanid era during a vehicle search near the ...

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 ...

Studies of chroniclers and physicians from the time shows evidence of outbreaks in places including Syria, Iraq and Egypt in the years following the Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258.

In the smarter parts of Baghdad, the restaurants are packed, and a rash of neon signs gives the impression of economic recovery. But a growing number of young people are desperate to leave Iraq. In ...

Mongol expansion began in East and Central Asia. Following are the countries that were part of the empire arranged by region and the time period they were invaded or conquered. Note that sometimes ...

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 ...

The Mongols took the place in two weeks and burned it down and killed the several hundred thousand people still there. It took Baghdad several centuries to completely rebuild and repopulate. The ...

The Battle at Ain Jalut was a turning point and the first defeat of the Mongol army in its campaign against Western Asia. The Mamluk army soon recaptured Damascus, Homs and Baghdad while Hulagu Khan ...