XIR287235 Ms Suppl Persan 1113 f.180-181 Mongols under the leadership of Hulagu Khan storming and capturing Baghdad in 1258, from the \'Jami al-Tawarikh\' by Rashid al-Din, c.1310 (vellum) (b/w photo) by Islamic School, (14th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Hulagu (c. 1217-65) was the grandson of Genghis Khan; the city was captured on the 10th February; Baghdad was the centre of the Abbasid Caliphate, ruled by Al-Musta\'Sim; Rachid, vizir of Mahmud Ghazan; Universal History;); out of copyright.