11 Jul 2016 Palms Over Baghdad: Tumbling to Dust during the Mongol Invasion – Part II By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 [Read Part 1] The Fall of Bagdad Hulegu sent messages to his commanders infor... Read More
08 Jul 2016 Palms Over Baghdad: Riches and Fear during the Mongol Invasion – Part I By Cam Rea History & Tradition 0 In 1253 CE, a breeze began to blow into Baghdad from the east. Unbeknownst to Al-Musta'sim, the Abbasid Caliph, this breeze would soon turn into a violent shamal (wind). This shamal was gaining energy from Karakorum, the Mongol capital o... Read More