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The Tatars Begin the Conquest of the Islamic Lands in 652 AH

شروع التتار في فتح البلاد الإسلامية سنة 652هـ

c. 1254 CE · 652 AH

In 652 the Tatars began the conquest of the Islamic lands while the caliph was heedless in his privacy and pleasures, and the vizier Mu'ayyad al-Din and the caliph's retainers corresponded with Hulagu, envoys passing between them 1.

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The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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Persia & Central Asia · Levant & Iraq
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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

Overview

Ibn Imad says that in 652 AH the Tatars began conquering the Islamic lands. 2

The state of Baghdad

He reports that the caliph was heedless in his seclusion and pleasures, and that the vizier Mu'ayyad al-Din and the caliph's followers corresponded with Hulagu, and messengers went between them. This is Ibn Imad's description. 2

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Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 263
  2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.263
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