Brownworth mentions the Mongol capture of Baghdad in 1258 as the event that broke Seljuk power and dissolved Asia Minor into petty kingdoms, creating the power vacuum into which Othman's Ottoman tribe streamed to dominate.
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Episode 16 (2 mentions)
Brownworth mentions the Mongol capture of Baghdad in 1258 as the event that broke Seljuk power and dissolved Asia Minor into petty kingdoms, creating the power vacuum into which Othman's Ottoman tribe streamed to dominate.
“The Seljuks had appeared to be the most threatening, but with the Mongol capture of Baghdad in”
“The first time he was rescued by Tamerlane, the fearsome Mongol invader who shattered”
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