Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Baghdad (1258)
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The result was: promoted by Schwede66 talk 18:36, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
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Siege of Baghdad (1258)
- ... that before besieging Baghdad in 1258, the Mongol prince Hulegu Khan ended a letter to the city's ruler with the words "I will show you the meaning of the will of God"? Source: Marozzi, chapter 4
- ALT1: ... that after he surrendered Baghdad to the Mongol Empire in 1258, the last Abbasid caliph was mocked at a feast in his own palace? Source: Boyle 2007, pp. 348–349; Chambers 1979, p. 145
- ALT2: ... that after capturing Baghdad in 1258, the Mongol prince Hulegu Khan wrapped the last Abbasid caliph in a carpet and had horses trample him to death? Source: Jackson 2017, pp. 128–129; Atwood 2004, p. 29; Morgan 1986, p. 133.
- ALT3: ... that the argument that the fall of Baghdad in 1258 caused the Islamic Golden Age to end has been criticised as "simplistic and lazy" by historians? Source: Biran 2019, p. 465; Al-Khalili 2012, chapter 12: Decline and Renaissance.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Criccieth Castle
- Comment: Would like this to run on 10 February, if possible.
Improved to Good Article status by AirshipJungleman29 (talk). Self-nominated at 02:51, 15 January 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Siege of Baghdad (1258); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.
Article checks out in terms of eligibility (was just promoted to GA), length, and general quality (in terms of sourcing, neutrality, etc.) I like the initial hook the best personally; I don't have access to the Marozzi source, but assuming on good faith that it's accurate. Generalissima (talk) 22:52, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
