Shahr-e Gholghola

Shahr-e Gholghola (City of Screams)
Gholghola City
Native name
شهر غلغله (Dari)
Shahr-e-Gholghola or the 'City of Screams', Taken Sept 9, 2009 near Bamyan City, Bamyan Province, Afghanistan.
LocationBamyan, Afghanistan
Coordinates34°49′08″N 67°50′20″E / 34.818813°N 67.838997°E / 34.818813; 67.838997[1]
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Shahr-e Gholghola or Gholghola City (Dari: شهر غلغله) (also City of Screams, City of Woe, City of Sorrows) is an archaeological site located near the town of Bamyan, Afghanistan.[2][3]

The Siege of Bamyan took place here in 1221 during the Mongol pursuit of Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, the last ruler of the Khwarezmian Empire.[4] Mutukan, son of Chagatai Khan and favourite grandson of Genghis Khan, was killed in battle by an arrow from the besieged walls, which led Genghis to massacre the population of the city and its surrounding region (the origin of the city's moniker "City of Woe").[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "WikiGOGO - Shar-i-Gholghola | UNESCO, bariki". en.wikigogo.org. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  2. ^ "Gholghola, a sign of old civilization in Bamyan". Wakht.af. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  3. ^ "Shahr-e Gholghola in Bamiyan, Afghanistan". Lonely Planet. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  4. ^ Dictionary of Wars, by George C. Kohn, p.55.
  5. ^ Jack Weatherford (2005). Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. Crown/Archetype. p. 117. ISBN 9780307237811.
  6. ^ Brendan Cassar; Sara Noshadi (2015). Keeping history alive: safeguarding cultural heritage in post-conflict Afghanistan. UNESCO Publishing. p. 244. ISBN 9789231000645.
  7. ^ Anwarul Haque Haqqi, Chingiz Khan: The Life and Legacy of an Empire Builder, (Primus Books, 2010), 152.