Berke Khan is also known as the Savior of the Muslim civilization. When zombies of death and destruction were devouring the entire Islamic world, and no Muslim ruler or state was able to withstand the scourge of Hulagu there appeared a mighty savior for the Muslims. And this savior was not from anywhere else but from the ranks of Mongols whose name was Berke Khan.
Waters of river Tigris (Dajla) had become red with the blood of slaughtered Muslims of Baghdad. Nearly all residents of the city were either put to the sword or sold into slavery. It was 1258 AD, when Mongol army under command of Hulagu Khan conquered and destroyed Baghdad – the glorious centre of Islamic culture and the capital of Abbasid Caliphate. Hulagu ordered the execution Abbasid Caliph Al-Musta’sim Billah and with this a golden age of Muslim Civilization met its end.
The end of the golden age of Muslim Civilization?
Ferocious Hulagu was preparing to go further for subjugating and destroying the remaining Muslim world including Egypt, Syria, Mecca, Madina, and Jerusalem. But here he got the news of the death of Great Khan in Karakorum – the epicenter and principal seat of Mongol empire, and hence had to postpone his march for returning to Mongolia for settlement of succession issues. After settling the succession issue, in 1262, Hulagu Khan marched his armies again to conquer, destroy, and subjugate the remaining Muslim World including holy cities of Islam.
Berke Khan – savior of Muslims
At this critical juncture of Muslim history, when zombies of death and destruction were devouring the entire Islamic world, and no Muslim ruler or state was able to withstand the scourge of Hulagu there appeared a mighty savior for the Muslims. And this savior was not from anywhere else but from the ranks of Mongols whose name was Berke Khan – the mighty ruler of Golden Horde -a faction of the Mongol Empire. Berke Khan was the direct grandson of great Genghis Khan. Berke Khan was offended by the cruelty of Hulagu, especially the destruction of Baghdad, and hence ordered his brilliant General Nogai Khan to attack the empire of Hulagu.
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