NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 1996
The rise of the Mongol Empire, 13th century
Back in the 13th century, a new empire dawned from the East - the Mongol. Conquering cities from Asia to Europe, they became the largest contiguous empire in human history.
The Middle East conquered, from 1256
I read the grandson of Gengis Khan, Hulegu Khan's mission was to move into Syria as far as the borders of Egypt. [
Saudi Aramco] They conquered fortresses across Iran and the Levant, with efficiency using trebuchets. As seen in the picture, they flew the
Black Tug Banner - it is a pole made from horse tail, flown in war time. [
Wikipedia]
The Fall of Baghdad, Feb 1258
Then Hulegu Khan turned to the Abbasid city of Baghdad. At the time, Baghdad was the renowed
City of Knowledge with its House of Wisdom (
بيت الحكمة). But on this day 757 years ago, it fell to the Mongols. The House of Wisdom was destroyed, Al-Musta'sim became the last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad; and the shock reverberated in the Islamic world.
The Battle of Ain Jalut, Sep 1260
As Hulegu Khan advanced to Syria, the survival of Cairo hung in the balance. But fate intervened, Mongke died so Hulegu returned, leaving the commands to Kitbuqa. They battled in Ain Jalut (Spring of Goliath). Here for the first time, the Mongol was ultimately defeated - none had stopped the Mongol army until they reached Ain Jalut, near Jerusalem. The Mamluk victoriously stopped their westward advance.
Eastern Mongols - Western Mamluk Slav
As the Mongols became the largest contiguous empire in human history, they met the
Mamluk and
Slav.
...........................................................................................................................................................................................
35 years later in 1295, Gazan Khan of the Mongols in Persia (Ilkhan) embraced Islam.
الحمد لله With his conversion, a new era dawned. The Mongols became the champions of Islam, spreading it to India, Indonesia, Malaysia; with Farsi as the langua franca. They also became patrons of Persian learning; they had an observatory in Maragheh [
ref] in which Persian and Chinese scholars worked together, while Rashid Al Din (a jewish convert to Islam) wrote the Compendium of Chronicles
جامع التواريخ. [
ref]
Notes
If there was a baby during the fall of Baghdad, he should be at least 37 when Ghazan embraced Islam. Wishing he is muslim.
❤
Was the 13th century
quasicrystal at Darb-i Imam, Iran built under the Mongols? Were Turabeg Khanym, Registan & Taj Mahal as well? [
ref]
Saudi Aramco states "Khan" is from the Turkic "Han" (prince). Is it like Han Dynasty,
hanfu or the surname "Han" (Hang Tuah, Hang Li Po)?
In 1313, Oz Beg Khan of the Mongols in Eurasia (Golden Horde) made Islam as the state religion.
الحمد لله They actually had embraced Islam earlier than 1266 - during Berke Khan. Like the Ilkhan, they championed Islam around Kazakhstan and Crimea.
In the 1420s, Ulug Beg of the Turko-Mongol in Central Asia (Chagatai) built an observatory in
Samarkand, one of the finest in the world - Samarkand became one of the finest cities. Then in the 1520s, Babur founded the Mughal Empire in India.
Meanwhile, the Mongols in China (Great Khan or Yuan) elected Shams al-Din Omar from
Bukhara as Assistant Minister in Yunan - he attracted thousands of locals to embrace Islam.
الحمد لله Then when the Ming Dynasty replaced the Yuan, they elected many muslims as administrators, scholars. They elected
Zheng He as its most famous admiral - he maintained peace in the
Malay archipelago which helped the spread of Islam in the 15th century.
I read Shams al-Din and Zheng He are said to be the Prophet's
ﷺ descendants.
PONDER من وراء النهر ... ويقال له منصور يوطئ او يمكن لآل محمد |
AD38.13
ماشاء الله
I seek refuge in Allah SWT from errors
Only Allah SWT Knows Best
والله أعلم
Wishing Hulegu, the Mongols and all the rest are like
Khalid Walid ❤
Pacific |
|
Ming |
|
Wish |
|
Milleniums AC |
|
Millenials |
|
