Al-Musta'sim, caliph of Baghdad in 1258: Mongols burnt down libraries and the “House of Wisdom” with works and products that were translated and collected for hundreds of years during their destruction of Baghdad.

Al-Musta'sim, caliph of Baghdad in 1258: The Mongols lied to me when they claimed that if a Mongol army was to invade, the Islamic world would rush to our aid, which didn’t happen. They still continued to massacre and destroy the city after we surrendered.

Al-Musta'sim, caliph of Baghdad in 1258: I was wrapped in a carpet and kicked and trampled to death by the army and horses, a very uncivilized way to kill someone.

Created a fast and efficient mode of communication: Yam system.

People were promoted based on merit rather than based on family or status.

Destroyed the City of Baghdad even after they surrendered.

Mongol women were trusted advisors and had the right to divorce their husbands.

The Mongols burned down Baghdad, the cultural capital of an empire. Things such as libraries and hospitals were destroyed.

During warfare, they would sometimes rip unborn children from wombs of mothers and use prisoners as human shields.

When a grandson of Khan-Hulegu- converted to Islam, they went from being religious tolerant to supporting massacres of other religions.