Assalamu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh to Muslim
& Good day to Others
Today, I share with this:
Berke Khan:
Genghis Khan's Less Popular Grandson
source
- He began his military career at a young age.
- The highlight of his career was
his rule over the Golden Horde (1257-66),
one of the most powerful states within the Mongol Empire.
- He embraced Islam in 1252 in Bukhara.
- Impressed by Islamic concepts of iconoclasm and faith,
he became a devout Muslim and remained so all his life.
- In his short tenure as the Khan of the Golden Horde,
he left a long-lasting impact.
- While most historians are quick to view the Battle of Ayn Jalut
as the decisive event that checked Mongol onslaught,
it was only a partial victory.
Hulagu himself was not part of the battle.
While the Mamluks were still outnumbered and outmatched,
and defeating Hulagu’s generals and their allies was a praiseworthy feat,
the threat was not fully averted.
- It was only through his efforts (see Berke - Hulagu War)
that massacres of Muslims came to a halt.
- The intervention by him saved Islamic Holy Cities,
including Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, from the forces of Hulagu.
- Everyone had witnessed how millions were killed in cold blood
during the Fall of Baghdad, all thanks to Hulagu.
- If it were not for him,
many other cities would have suffered the same fate.
& Good day to Others
Today, I share with this:
Berke Khan:
Genghis Khan's Less Popular Grandson
source
- He began his military career at a young age.
- The highlight of his career was
his rule over the Golden Horde (1257-66),
one of the most powerful states within the Mongol Empire.
- He embraced Islam in 1252 in Bukhara.
- Impressed by Islamic concepts of iconoclasm and faith,
he became a devout Muslim and remained so all his life.
- In his short tenure as the Khan of the Golden Horde,
he left a long-lasting impact.
- While most historians are quick to view the Battle of Ayn Jalut
as the decisive event that checked Mongol onslaught,
it was only a partial victory.
Hulagu himself was not part of the battle.
While the Mamluks were still outnumbered and outmatched,
and defeating Hulagu’s generals and their allies was a praiseworthy feat,
the threat was not fully averted.
- It was only through his efforts (see Berke - Hulagu War)
that massacres of Muslims came to a halt.
- The intervention by him saved Islamic Holy Cities,
including Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, from the forces of Hulagu.
- Everyone had witnessed how millions were killed in cold blood
during the Fall of Baghdad, all thanks to Hulagu.
- If it were not for him,
many other cities would have suffered the same fate.
