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The '''sack of Baghdad''', also called the '''siege of Baghdad''',<ref name = "Wikipedia">{{WP|Siege of Baghdad (1258)}}</ref> was a [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] led siege followed by the destruction of the [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] capital of [[Baghdad]] as part of [[Hülegü Khan]]'s advance towards [[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|Assassin]] fortress 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 cammpaign westward, attacking other fortresses throughout the [[Levant]], in vengeance of [[Genghis Khan]]'s murder at the hands of the [[Levantine Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] and the [[Mongolian Assassins|Mongolian Assassin]] [[Qulan Gal]], as well as an attempt on his own life.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> After 13 days of besieging the city,<ref name = "Wikipedia"/> the Mongols destroyed Baghdad, burning its libraries, the [[House of Wisdom]], and killing most of its population, leaving behind only the "young and malleable".<ref name = "Revelations 76"/>
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 #002]]</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" />


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*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' (novel)]] {{mo}}
*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mdat}}


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==References==

Latest revision as of 05:00, 5 October 2023

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]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel – Chapter 76
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Memories – Hülegü Khan (memory)
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel – Chapter 54
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Reflections – Issue #002
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
  6. ↑ Siege of Baghdad (1258) on Wikipedia
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Gates of Baghdad

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