Siege of Baghdad (1393)
In 1393, Baghdad was attacked by Timur. Its ruler, Ahmad Jalayir, fled to the Mamluk capital.[1] The death and destruction was more severe when Timur attacked the city again in 1401.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ The Diez Albums: Contexts and Contents. BRILL. 14 November 2016. p. 490. ISBN 978-90-04-32348-3.
- ^ Yehuda, Zvi (2017). The New Babylonian Diaspora: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Community in Iraq, 16th-20th Centuries C.E. BRILL. p. 33. ISBN 978-90-04-35401-2.