The Day the Tigris Ran Black: Baghdad's Destruction

On April 10, 1258, the Mongol siege of Baghdad ended in what historians call the Black Thursday. This episode examines the final days of Caliph al-Musta'sim and the catastrophic fall of the Abbasid capital to Hulagu Khan’s forces. We look at the military failures, the breakdown of diplomacy, and the sheer scale of destruction that turned one of the world’s greatest intellectual centers into ruins. Discover how the Battle of Baghdad marked the end of an era and reshaped the political landscape of the Middle East for centuries. #AbbasidCaliphate #BaghdadSiege1258 #HulaguKhan #AlMustasim #BlackThursday #MongolInvasion #HouseOfWisdom #Ilkhanate #TigrisRiver #IslamicHistory #MedievalWarfare #MiddleEastHistory #AlJuvayni #BaytAlHikma #PaperRevolution #FexingoHistory #WorldHistory #AncientCities Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo