He ended the Islamic golden age, a time of prosperity, technological advancement and brought so much good to your western countries. Killed even the Muslim children, infants and women while letting christians go.
Always good to find another hero in history
thanks for letting me know about him anon.
The Islamic Golden Age, such as it was, ended far earlier than 1258. The Buyids or Seljuks have a greater claim to have brought it to an end, or possibly the Turkish military of Samarra with their recurrent coups from the death of al-Mutawakkil. At any rate, after the death of al-Ma'mun, the amount of material translated into Arabic dropped enormously.
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Pretty sure they had multiple opportunities to pay the tribute and obviously believed they were too good to do that.