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title: Mongol Siege of Baghdad
author: Sayf al-vâhidî
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11465/mongol-siege-of-baghdad/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mongol Siege of Baghdad
_Authored by Sayf al-vâhidî_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11465.jpg)
## Image Caption
A painted manuscript of the "Compendium of Chronicles" by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247 – 1318 CE). This illumination from a mid 15th Century manscript depicts the siege of Baghdad in 1258 by the army of Hulegu Khan (r. 1256 – 1265 CE), after which it was destroyed. Painted in Iran c. 1430 CE. From the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
## Cite This Work
### APA
al-vâhidî, S. (2019, November 16). Mongol Siege of Baghdad. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
al-vâhidî, Sayf. "Mongol Siege of Baghdad." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 16, 2019. .
### MLA
al-vâhidî, Sayf. "Mongol Siege of Baghdad." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Nov 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bagdad1258.jpg) by [**Sayf al-vâhidî**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bagdad1258.jpg). Submitted by [Syed Muhammad Khan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/syedmuhammadkhan21/ "User Page: Syed Muhammad Khan"), published on 16 November 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.