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Baghdad

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A great city on a major river, once the wealthy center of the Caliphate and famous for silk and gold brocade. The narrative records its destruction by Hulaku and the loss of its accumulated treasure.

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city
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 45
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1

History

  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

    A great city on a major river, once the wealthy center of the Caliphate and famous for silk and gold brocade. The narrative records its destruction by Hulaku and the loss of its accumulated treasure.

Key events

  1. Book 1
    Ch. 47    Miracle of the Moving MountainIn Baghdad, the Caliph challenges the Christians to move a mountain within ten days or convert; after the one-eyed cobbler prays, the mountain moves.

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