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Year 1258 ( MCCLVIII ) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Year 1232 (MCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar.
The 1250s decade ran from January 1, 1250, to December 31, 1259.
The 1220s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1220, and ended on December 31, 1229.
The 1230s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1230, and ended on December 31, 1239.
The 1240s was a decade of the Julian Calendar which began on January 1, 1241, and ended on December 31, 1250.
The 1260s is the decade starting January 1, 1260 and ending December 31, 1269.
The 1270s is the decade starting January 1, 1270, and ending December 31, 1279.
Year 1298 (MCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1295 (MCCXCV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1256 (MCCLVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1242 (MCCXLII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1245 (MCCXLV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1257 (MCCLVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1262 (MCCLXII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar.
Year 1266 (MCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
The Eighth Crusade was the second Crusade launched by Louis IX of France, this one against the Hafsid dynasty in Tunisia in 1270. It is also known as the Crusade of Louis IX Against Tunis or the Second Crusade of Louis. The Crusade did not see any significant fighting as King Louis died of dysentery shortly after arriving on the shores of Tunisia. The Treaty of Tunis was negotiated between the Crusaders and the Hafsids. No changes in territory occurred, though there were commercial and some political rights granted to the Christians. The Crusaders withdrew back to Europe soon after.
Abu Ahmad Abdallah ibn al-Mustansir bi'llah better known by his regnal title Al-Mustaʿṣim bi-llāh was the 37th and last caliph from the Abbasid dynasty ruling from Baghdad. He held the title from 1242 until his death in 1258.
Mongol ruler Ghazan Khan converted to Islam.
The Siege of Baghdad during the Mongol conquests lasted for 13 days, from 29 January 1258 to 10 February 1258. It was carried out by Ilkhanate Mongol forces and allied troops, and involved the investment, capture, and sack of Baghdad, which was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate at that time. Most of the residents were massacred--perhaps hundreds of thousands. The Mongols were under the command of Hulagu Khan, brother of the khagan Möngke Khan, who had intended to further extend his rule into Mesopotamia but not to directly overthrow the Caliphate. Möngke, however, had instructed Hulagu to attack Baghdad if the Caliph Al-Musta'sim refused Mongol demands for his continued submission to the khagan and the payment of tribute in the form of military support for Mongol forces in Persia.
Shahab al-Din Sulaiman Shah was a Kurdish governor of Kurdistan and an Abbasid officer who was promoted to commander in chief of the Caliphate army following the Battle of Anbar.