http://www.strategypage.com/articles/default.asp?target=mongol.htm
The population (of Iraq) is in 1300 is only two thirds of what it was in 1200.
Unclear how many were killed, but this ought to give an idea of the scale, at least.
Alright. Thank you very much.
No problem. If I find out anything more useful I'll pass it on.
Baghdad's losses specifically are harder to find, but it was subject to truly colossal damage, so it may be a good part of that.
The source say 1.50 million before the conquest, But I've got some sources that say Baghdad itself had 1.2-2 million people. What gives?
Beats me. Hulegu (who has absolutely no reason to play down the numbers - the whole point is "I killed many, many people. Fear me, bitch.") apparently reported only 200,000 deaths - and its pretty clear he destroyed Baghdad for all intents and purposes based on all sources.
So I think the 1.2 million + is too high. But I'm not 100% sure of that.
The source say 1.50 million before the conquest, But I've got some sources that say Baghdad itself had 1.2-2 million people. What gives?
Very strange. If the province of Diyala described by that source is near the same size as the current Diyala, it has a huge population. That's strange when considering that Iraq would only have a population 1.5 million.
1.2 million in 800 AD, not the 1250s.
Ah. What was the population then?
The numbers I've seen from various sources were about a quarter-million.Ah. What was the population then?