Gerdkuh
Also known as: Girdkuh · Dez-e Gonbadan · Diz-i Gunbadan · Derikunbed · Gerdkooh · Guirdcouh · Girdkjuh · Gird-i-Koh
Gerdkuh was a castle of the Nizari Isma'ili state located near Damghan in the region of Qumis .
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Gerdkuh: Möngke Khan
As his position became intolerable, he asked Hülegü to be allowed to go meet Möngke in Mongolia to persuade the remaining Ismaili fortresses to surrender.
Gerdkuh: Baghdad, 1258
An advanced vanguard under the general Kitbuqa had taken numerous Ismaili fortresses, unsuccessfully besieged the stronghold at Gerdkuh, and sacked the city of Tun between 1253 and 1256.