Ajit Pai @AjitPai
In addition to the legions of civilians killed, the Mongols—given fears about the deposed Baghdad caliph's spilled blood causing a natural disaster—"had the caliph wrapped in a carpet and then trodden to death by horses." https://t.co/RHb0I0sfFD https://t.co/0JWdRIuEvQ — PolitiTweet.org
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10 Feb 1258: #Mongol leader Hulagu #Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, seizes #Baghdad after a 4-day assault, ending t… https://t.co/36UlWLKnhA