What brought an end to Islam’s Golden Age?

The Mongol invasion, especially the sack of Baghdad in 1258, is commonly viewed as marking the end of Islam’s Golden Age. Baghdad was a major center of learning, and its destruction dealt a severe blow to scholarship and cultural life. Muhammad’s death, Justinian’s rule, and the Umayyad Dynasty do not mark the end of this period.

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