[jajko]

Its a sad story, they were at the global pinnacle of science and arts, opened their gates to mongols without any resistance, only to be still slaughtered like cattle. Imagine how much additional positive influence on current world, how differently middle east region would look like, and islam itself.

Lesson to be learned which is still very relevant today - don't trust primitive barbarians to uphold any moral expectations just because it would be logical or nice, rather 'Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum'.

[082349872349872]

7-10 days of siege doesn't sound like "without any resistance".

(I'd be willing to believe the mongols broke their word on a surrender parley, but it'd be very helpful to have non-persian sources corroborating that)

[sevagh]

Arab betrayed by their own hospitality yet again.

[temporarely]

Are you trolling? Merv was Persian.

[sevagh]

No, just wrong.