I think this is way overblown. The reality is that by 1258 Baghdad has lost its power and was replaced as the center of islam by cairo. The mongols put in plac

I think this is way overblown. The reality is that by 1258 Baghdad has lost its power and was replaced as the center of islam by cairo. The mongols put in place the Ilkhanate and sientific and cultural work flurished for a time. In Islamic memory the sack of Bagdad is legendary and it has been put as the explenation for the decline of islamic civilisation. I would be very hesetant of using "lostislamichistory" as a source. Some of the same arguments could be made for china and the romans (eastern).