The end of the Islamic Golden Age
Did the Mongols Destroy Islam? The end of the Islamic Golden Age Michael Koy · Published in Follow The History Inquiry The end of the Islamic Golden Age is a […]
The Mongol Transition to Islam
Hafsa Adil Chughtai History Home History Nomadic warriors, sophisticated weaponry, and brutal tactics: this moderately sums up what the Mongol Empire is widely known for. Their reputation as merciless fighters […]
Britannica: Conversion of Mongols to Islam
For a time the Il-Khans tolerated and patronized all religious persuasions—Sunni, Shīʿite, Buddhist, Nestorian Christian, Jewish, and pagan. But in 1295 a Buddhist named Maḥmūd Ghāzān became khan and declared himself Muslim, compelling other Mongol […]
The Mongol Sack of Baghdad in 1258
TRANSCRIPT FROM A LECTURE SERIES BY PROFESSOR EAMONN GEARON, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY The Mongol conquest of the Abbasid Caliphate culminated in the horrific sack of Baghdad that effectively ended the Islamic Golden Age. […]
Why India Should Be Grateful to Alauddin Khilji
Source: Siasat There is a lot of controversy regarding Alauddin Khilji in the wake of the new Bollywood film, “Padmavati,” which purports to depict Khilji’s conquest of Chittor in 1303 […]
The House of Wisdom contained so many books that the Tigris River turned black from the ink when all of them were destroyed
Nov 23, 2016 House of Wisdom Back in the 9th century AD, the House of Wisdom was established in Baghdad. It contained manuscripts on mathematics, astronomy, science, medicine, and philosophy from Persia, India, and Greece. There were also astronomical observatories, laboratories for chemistry and alchemy, and a center for studying […]