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imported>Sol Pacificus I revised the lede b/c it flowed a bit awkwardly. / Double-check that the sentence is still correct with the cited source after my revision. / With the novelizations, I had hitherto been citing them without the parentheses around 'novel'. I'm fine changing this if you guys want b/c I was never sure. / I changed "vengeance" -> "revenge for" -> "retribution for" for syntax reasons. He can't seek revenge for an attempt on his own life. He can seek retribution for it. |
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The '''Sack of Baghdad''' was the [[Mongol Empire]]'s destruction of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] capital of [[Baghdad]] following a siege conducted by [[Hülegü Khan]] on his march to [[Masyaf]].<ref name = "Revelations 76">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] – Chapter 76</ref> | The '''Sack of Baghdad''' was the [[Mongol Empire]]'s destruction of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] capital of [[Baghdad]] following a siege conducted by [[Hülegü Khan]] on his march to [[Masyaf]].<ref name = "Revelations 76">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] – Chapter 76</ref> | ||
After Hülegü took the [[Assassins]]' citadel of [[Alamut]],<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' – [[Hülegü Khan (memory)]]</ref><ref name="Revelations 54">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel – Chapter 54</ref> he continued with his {{Wiki|Mongol invasions of the Levant|campaign}} westward, attacking other citadels throughout the [[Levant]] in retribution for his grandfather [[Genghis Khan]]'s [[Assassination of Genghis Khan|murder]] in 1227 at the hands of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the [[Mongolian Brotherhood of Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2|Issue # | After Hülegü took the [[Assassins]]' citadel of [[Alamut]],<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' – [[Hülegü Khan (memory)]]</ref><ref name="Revelations 54">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel – Chapter 54</ref> he continued with his {{Wiki|Mongol invasions of the Levant|campaign}} westward, attacking other citadels throughout the [[Levant]] in retribution for his grandfather [[Genghis Khan]]'s [[Assassination of Genghis Khan|murder]] in 1227 at the hands of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the [[Mongolian Brotherhood of Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Reflections]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Reflections 2|Issue #2]]</ref> as well as for an attempt on his own life.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> After a two-week siege,<ref name="Wikipedia">{{WP|Siege of Baghdad (1258)}}</ref> the Mongols destroyed Baghdad,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Gates of Baghdad]]</ref> burning its libraries and the [[House of Wisdom]] and massacring most of its population, leaving behind only the "young and malleable".<ref name="Revelations 76" /> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] {{ | *[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mdat}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:43, 2 September 2026
The Sack of Baghdad was the Mongol Empire's destruction of the Abbasid capital of Baghdad following a siege conducted by Hülegü Khan on his march to Masyaf.[1]
After Hülegü took the Assassins' citadel of Alamut,[2][3] he continued with his campaign westward, attacking other citadels throughout the Levant in retribution for his grandfather Genghis Khan's murder in 1227 at the hands of the Levantine Assassin Darim Ibn-La'Ahad and the Mongolian Assassin Qulan Gal,[4] as well as for an attempt on his own life.[5] After a two-week siege,[6] the Mongols destroyed Baghdad,[7] burning its libraries and the House of Wisdom and massacring most of its population, leaving behind only the "young and malleable".[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (mentioned in Database entry only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel – Chapter 76
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Memories – Hülegü Khan (memory)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel – Chapter 54
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Reflections – Issue #2
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
- ↑
Siege of Baghdad (1258) on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Gates of Baghdad