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An Offer Too Good to Refuse Saved the World's Greatest Library
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An Offer Too Good to Refuse Saved the World's Greatest Library

In 1258, the world's greatest collection of human knowledge was about to be destroyed—until someone made an offer too good to refuse.

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Medieval Middle EastIraqBaghdadMongol InvasionNasir al-Din al-TusiHulagu KhanHouse of WisdomKnowledge Preservation13th CenturyCultural Destruction

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