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the topic "Hulagu Khan"
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1217 Born
1255 Hulagu Khan is dispatched by his brother Möngke KhanMöngke Khan Mngke Khan was the fourth Great Khan [i] of the Mongol Empire [i] from 1251 [i] to 1259 [i]. ...
to destroy the remaining MuslimMuslim A Muslim is an adherent of Islam [i]. ...
states in southwestern AsiaAsia Asia is the largest and most populous continent [i] or region, depending on the definition....
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1256 Mongol commander Baiju (operating under Hulagu Khan's command) leads his forces in a victory over Kay Ka'us II of the Sultanate of Rüm, thereby capturing AnatoliaAnatolia Anatolia is a region of Southwest Asia [i] which corresponds today to the Asiatic portion of Turkey [i] ...
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1256 Hulagu Khan captures and destroys the HashshashinHashshashin The Hashshashin had a militant basis as a religious sect of Ismaili [i] Muslims [i] from the Nizari [i] ...
stronghold at Alamut in present-day IranIran
Throughout history, Iran has been of great geostrategic [i] importance because of its centr ...
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1258 Battle of Baghdad (1258) - Hulagu Khan's MongolMongols Mongols are an ethnic group [i] that originated in what is now Mongolia [i], Russia [i], and China [i] ...
forces overrun BaghdadBaghdad Baghdad is the capital [i] of Iraq [i] and of Baghdad Governorate [i]. ...
, then the leading center of IslamIslam Islam is a monotheistic [i] religion [i] based upon the Qur'an [i], which adherents believe w ...
ic culture and learning and capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. They burn the imperial city to the ground, killing as many as 800,000 citizens.
1263 Hulagu Khan is defeated in an attempted invasion north of the Caucasus.
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