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Baghdad (Ilkhanate Period)

Type Object Region Iraq Time 1258–1410

Baghdad, an ancient capital on the Tigris in central Iraq, was devastated by the Mongol conquest of 1258, gradually recovered under the Ilkhanate, an…

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  1. 1258–1335Baghdad · Baghdad GovernorateAfter the Mongol capture, Baghdad's population plummeted and its districts fell into ruin; Ilkhanid rulers such as Ghazan Khan pursued Islamization policies, rebuilding mosques and waterworks, and the city gradually recovered as an administrative and trade center of the Iraqi heartland.
  2. 1351–1360Baghdad · Baghdad GovernorateThe Jalairid dynasty made Baghdad its capital; rulers such as Shaykh Uways kept the court and markets running in the 1350s, the city linked Persian Gulf trade with Syrian caravan routes, and madrasa and Sufi order activity revived.
  3. 1393–1410Baghdad · Baghdad GovernorateTimur's armies sacked Baghdad twice (1393 and 1401), the Jalairid dynasty fell, and the city suffered destruction again; it was thereafter incorporated into Timur's empire until Ottoman eastward expansion in the 15th century.

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