The sack of Abbasid Baghdad
1258 CE · Baghdad
The historical record
The Met places the Mongol sack of Baghdad and the end of Abbasid rule there in 1258.
Keep the date’s precision
This political rupture did not end learning, Muslim communities or cultural life everywhere.
Century and half-century bounds are editorial filtering aids. They do not turn a broad source period into an exact date.
Follow the evidence
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗Original concise summary; consult the institution for its full account.
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