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Turning point · The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294
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1265 — The Ilkhans make this crossroads city their capital; within a generation it holds Chinese astronomers, Italian merchants and the observatory of Maragha nearby. The dynasty that burned Baghdad becomes a patron of Persian letters — both facts are true.
This is one scene of Chapter 9 — The Family War in The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294.
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