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What Happened in 1258

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Major Events

  • Jan 18 Mongol army of 150,000, led by Hulagu, grandson of Genghis Khan, arrives at the walls of Baghdad (city falls Feb 13)
  • Jan 29 Mongols defeated by Dai Viet at the battle of Dong Bo Dau
  • The minaret of the Al Khalufa mosque in Baghdad, showcasing the minaret from the Abbasid era of the city
    Abbasid-Era Baghdad
    Feb 13 Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed, tens of thousands slaughtered, ending the Islamic Golden Age
  • Sep 20 Salisbury Cathedral in south west England inaugurated

Who Died in 1258

  • Feb 20 Al-Musta'sim, last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad, dies in the sack of Baghdad by being rolled up in a carpet and trampled to death
  • Mar 26 Floris de Voogd 'the Guardian', Regent of Holland for Floris V, dies in a tournament
  • Apr 5 Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies
  • Aug 18 Theodore II Lascaris, Emperor of the Empire of Nicaea



Medieval Popes

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