The destruction of Baghdad and the loss of the House of Wisdom
In the year 1258, the Mongol Empire, led by Hulagu Khan, launched a devastating siege on Baghdad, a city that symbolized centuries of cultural and intellectual achievement under the Abbasid Caliphate. This event marked the catastrophic end of Abbasid rule and dealt an irreparable blow to the Islamic Golden Age, a period of unparalleled advancements…