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The Siege of Baghdad, which lasted from January 29 until February 10, 1258, entailed the investment, capture, and sack of Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, by Ilkhanate Mongol forces and allied troops. The Mongols were under the command of Hulagu Khan, brother of the khagan Möngke Khan, who had intended to further extend his rule into Mesopotamia but not to directly overthrow the Caliphate.

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  • The Siege of Baghdad, which lasted from January 29 until February 10, 1258, entailed the investment, capture, and sack of Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate, by Ilkhanate Mongol forces and allied troops. The Mongols were under the command of Hulagu Khan, brother of the khagan Möngke Khan, who had intended to further extend his rule into Mesopotamia but not to directly overthrow the Caliphate.
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  • Unknown but believed to be minimal
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  • *border|23pxAyyubid dynasty
  • ::Kingdom of Georgia
  • ::Persia
  • ::border|22pxArmenian Kingdom of Cilicia
  • ::border|22pxPrincipality of Antioch
  • :Mongolian China
  • :border|23pxIlkhanate
  • border|23pxAbbasid Caliphate
  • border|23pxMongol Empire
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  • Decisive Mongol victory
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  • 50,000
  • 120,000–150,000
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