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Events[]
1256 CE[]
1257 CE[]
- Shagaret al-Durr, the first and only sultana of Egypt, is deposed by her rivals, who beat her and throw her in the moat. Umm al-Mawt Embraces her before she drowns.[2]
1258 CE[]
- Baghdad is attacked by the Mongols. Baha al-Din Zuhayr (who is either an Ahl-i-Batin or Taftâni scholar) tries to mitigate the damage, but his approach is too subtle and he is gutted and hung.[3] The city is sacked by the Mongols, which further depletes the Astral Reaches.[4] This event marks the end of the Islamic Golden Age.
- Pope Alexander IV explicitly forbids the Papal Inquisition from investigating charges of witchcraft.[5]
- Florence expels the Ghibellines, pledging itself to support the papacy.[6]
References[]
- ↑ ArM: The Order of Hermes, p. 42
- ↑ VTM: Cairo by Night, p. 104-105
- ↑ MTAs: Lost Paths: Ahl-i-Batin & Taftâni, p. 17
- ↑ DAM: Dark Ages: Mage Rulebook, p. 182
- ↑ MTAs: Guide to the Traditions, p. 119
- ↑ DAV: Dark Ages Europe, p. 111
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