Region: West Asia · Coordinates: 33.341, 44.401 · 7 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1237 | Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) | The Caliph sent Arslan Tekin with three thousand cavalry as reinforcements; on hearing of their arrival the Mongols suddenly fled (…) (partly damaged). |
| AD 1237 | Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) | The Caliph declared holy war (jihad), had the citizens occupied with bows and weapons, and ordered the moat and walls of Baghdad repaired. |
| AD 1237 | Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) | Caliph al-Mustansir came out of the city, gathered the citizens and addressed them. As the Mongols were chased, many died, and captives and horses were recovered; the event took place on a Friday. |
| AD 1253 | History of Yuan (Yuanshi), Annals | Hulagu and Uriyangqadai were ordered to campaign against the Abbasid Caliphate at Baghdad and elsewhere. |
| AD 1255 | Marco Polo, The Travels (Yule translation) | Baghdad (Baudas) was the seat of the caliph; the text records that in 1255 Hulagu gathered an army and took it. |
| AD 1274 | Rashid al-Din, Jami' al-tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) | In a line dated to the 70s (AH), Khwaja Nasir (Nasir al-Din Tusi) died at dusk in Baghdad and was buried in the tomb he had chosen himself. |
| AD 1583 | Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations | John Eldred's journey to Tripoli, Babylon and Basra — Baghdad (Babylon) passage (based on the sentence mentioning Baghdad (Babylon)) |