On this day in 1258 the Mongols captured the Muslim city of Baghdad, the capital of the once-mighty Abbas ...
On this day in 1258 the Mongols captured the Muslim city of Baghdad, the capital of the once-mighty Abbasid Caliphate. It was an event of great historical significance because it is usually considered ...
On this day in 1260 the Mongols killed a group of 49 Dominican monks in the Polish city of Sandomierz. Th ...
On this day in 1260 the Mongols killed a group of 49 Dominican monks in the Polish city of Sandomierz. This took place during the second Mongol invasion of Poland, which followed 19 years after the fi ...