Primary sources document the Mongol sack of Baghdad
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Numerous contemporary and near-contemporaneous chronicles, administrative records, and literary texts in Arabic, Persian, and Syriac document the Mongol sack of Baghdad in 1258.
Evidence for · 5
Al-awādi al-ğāmia: A Contemporary Account of the Mongol Conquest of Baghdad, 656/1258
2011 · cited by 7
Paper [0] utilizes a contemporary local Iraqi chronicle (Al-Ḥawādiṯ al-ğāmiʿa) detailing the events of 1258 as a primary source.
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Plague and the Mongol conquest of Baghdad (1258)? A reevaluation of the sources
2024 · cited by 3
Paper [1] examines multiple near-contemporaneous Persian, Arabic, and Syriac historical accounts regarding the siege of Baghdad.
Penyerangan Mongol Terhadap Dinasti Abbasiyah Dan Dampaknya Pada Peradaban Islam Serta Bidang Sosial-Politik Tahun 1258 M
2025 · cited by 0
Paper [5] employs primary and secondary sources to examine the 1258 Mongol invasion and its impact on the Abbasid Dynasty.
Revival of the Abbasid caliphate in Cairo In light of inscriptions on Mamluk coins 659) AH/ 1261CE): إحياء الخلافة العباسية في القاهرة في ضوء النقوش الكتابية على النقود المملوكية (659هـ/1261 م)
2020 · cited by 0
Paper [6] discusses primary historical inscriptions and chronicles documenting the fall of Baghdad and the execution of the last Abbasid caliph in 1258.
Visions of a Lost Caliphal Capital: Baghdad, 1258 CE
2017 · cited by 0
Paper [7] analyzes poetry, historical chronicles, and literature documenting the 1258 loss of Baghdad from the perspective of premodern observers.