Mongols and Mamluks Episode 6 "The Victory of the Mamluks"
Byzantium And The Crusades
English - June 26, 2021 08:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsHistory Religion & Spirituality byzantine crusader medieval warfare turkish seljuk christian saladin roman islam Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1258, the Mongols sacked Baghdad, possibly the largest city in the world at that time and the centre of Islamic culture. It seemed as if Islam was doomed. But the powerful army of the Mamluks in Egypt was mustering to confront the Mongols. A great battle was about to be fought.