Medievalists.net » Tamerlane http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Scourges of God: A General Comparison of Tamerlane and Hulagu in the History of Baghdad http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/11/scourges-of-god-a-general-comparison-of-tamerlane-and-hulagu-in-the-history-of-baghdad/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/11/scourges-of-god-a-general-comparison-of-tamerlane-and-hulagu-in-the-history-of-baghdad/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:45:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37937 The sacking of Baghdad earned both Hulagu and Tamerlane the epithet 'scourge of God', though it will be shown that Hulagu‟s reputation has suffered more, acting as the scapegoat for later failings of Muslim empires.

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