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The Black Death was spread by Mongol troops in the Middle East a century before it wiped out half of Britons in the 1300s, new study suggests
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.
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Battle of Ain Jalut: unraveling first Mongol defeat in Western Asia
In the middle of 13th century, the Mongol army already captured Kiev in 1240, took Alamut in 1256 and Baghdad in 1258, deposing and executing the last Abbasid Khalif Mustasim ‘ billah.
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Where the books weren’t burned: Baghdad’s ancient library
One of the most fascinating exhibits is a battered and stained 13th-century text that survived the ransacking of Baghdad in 1258 by Mongol general Hulegu, Genghis Khan’s grandson, which left 800 ...