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Since Mongke Khan ruled the Tatars, he started to think about how to overthrow the Abbasid Caliphate and then invade Iraq, followed by Shaam and Egypt.
The Third Tatarian Invasion
Since Mongke Khan ruled the Tatars, he started to think about how to overthrow the Abbasid Caliphate and then invade Iraq, followed by Shaam and Egypt. It is true that Mongke Khan was a strong decisive leader. However, he was mainly helped by his three brothers to realize his dreams. One of them, Arik Boke, stayed with him in Karakorum, the Mongolian capital, to help him administer this vast empire. Kublai Khan, the second brother, was entrusted to manage the Eastern regions, including China, Korea and their surrounding territories. Hulagu Khan, the third brother, was in charge of administering the Elkhanate of Persia and its surrounding areas, which brought him face to face with the Islamic caliphate. Most people have heard about Hulagu.
Since Hulagu took the reins of leadership of Persia, he started to get ready to overthrow the Abbasid Caliphate. Indeed, as amazing and enormous as his preparation was, the reaction of the Muslims to that was trivial and insignificant. Being so, it was fitting for Hulagu to conquer his opponents, even if they were Muslims. That is because the established Norms of Allaah The Almighty on earth are unchangeable; whoever from among the men of this world utilizes all available means of victory, will be given victory by Allaah The Almighty, even though he is a disbeliever; and whoever does not get ready for the day of meeting should be defeated, even though he is a Muslim as Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {Whoever desires the life of this world and its adornments - We fully Repay them for their deeds therein, and they therein will not be deprived.} [Quran 11:15]
Hulagu desired his worldly life and prepared himself well for it; thereupon he received his share of it, and was not deprived of anything thereof in the least.
In 649 A.H. / 1251 A.D. he started his work quickly with great enthusiasm, although in every step he took, he adopted a conduct of patience, deliberation and perfection. He continued to get ready for it with great patience for five years, i.e. from 649 A.H. to 654 A.H. / 1251-1256 A.D., during which he worked hard to be ready in the end.
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