Timur's Second Capture and Sack of Baghdad

1401 CE · Bağdat · military

After the Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad had recovered the city, Timur besieged Baghdad for a second time in 1401; the city suffered great slaughter and destruction (towers are said to have been built from skulls).

**Significance:** one of the harshest examples of Timur's strategy of "deterrence through terror".

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What was Timur's Second Capture and Sack of Baghdad?
After the Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad had recovered the city, Timur besieged Baghdad for a second time in 1401; the city suffered great slaughter and destruction (towers are said to have been built from skulls).
When did Timur's Second Capture and Sack of Baghdad happen?
1401 CE
Where did Timur's Second Capture and Sack of Baghdad take place?
Bağdat