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Möngke Khan orders Hulegu's western expedition

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1255

In 1255 Möngke Khan formally ordered his brother Hulegu to launch a western expedition targeting the Assassins (Nizari Ismailis) and the Abbasid Cali…

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  1. 1255Mongol khan's court · Mongolian PlateauMöngke Khan formally issued the order at the khan's court, commanding Hulegu to continue the western expedition with the strategic objectives of destroying the Assassin strongholds and conquering the Abbasid Caliphate, while requiring the princes and tribes along the route to cooperate.
  2. 1255Persia · PersiaAfter receiving the great khan's military order in Persia, Hulegu reorganized the western expedition armies, coordinated vassal forces, and began planning the next military operations against the Alamut (Assassin) fortresses and Mesopotamia, as the expedition entered its substantive assault phase.

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