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Baghdad fell to the Mongols in which year?

A1258
B1220
C1227
D1279
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 1258
1. Nishapur fell in 1220 and Herat in 1222. 2. Baghdad was taken in 1258. 3. Chroniclers gave a toll of 800,000 there. _Source: syllabus Themes in World History, Theme 5, Nomadic Empires._
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