Abaqa Khan

Also known as Abaga, Abaha

the second Ilkhan of Mongol Ilkhanate (1265–1282)

Key facts

Reign: 8 February 1265 – 1282
Predecessor: Hulagu Khan
Successor: Tekuder
Born: ( 1234-02-27 ) 27 February 1234, Mongolia
Died: 4 April 1282 (1282-04-04) (aged 48), Hamadan , Ilkhanate
Consort: Buluqhan Khatun , Padishah Khatun , Maria Palaiologina , Qaitmish Egeci, Nukdan khatun, Bulujin Egachi
Issue: Arghun , Gaykhatu , Oljath , El Qutlugh Khatun , Malika Khatun, Theodora Ara Qutlugh
House: Borjigin
Dynasty: Hulaguid
Father: Hulagu Khan
Mother: Yesuncin Khatun
Religion: Buddhism

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Mongol Empire
Place of birth: Mongol Empire
Place of death: Hamadan
Father: Hulegu Khan
Mother: Doquz Khatun
Sibling: Tekuder
Occupation: sovereign
Position held: khan
Family: Ilkhanids
Noble title: prince
Conflict: Ninth Crusade
Image: AbaqaOnHorseArghunStandingGhazanAsAChild.jpg

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date of birth: 1234-02-27
date of death: 1282-04-01
Commons category: Abaqa
name in native language: ᠠᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠠᠨ
different from: Musa textilis

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Encyclopedic overview

Abaqa Khan (27 February 1234 – 4 April 1282, Mongolian: Абаха/Абага хан (Khalkha Cyrillic), ᠠᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠬᠠᠨ (Traditional script), "paternal uncle", also transliterated Abaġa), was the second Mongol ruler (Ilkhan) of the Ilkhanate. The son of Hulagu Khan and Lady Yesünčin and the grandson of Tolui, he reigned from 1265 to 1282 and was succeeded by his brother Ahmed Tekuder. Much of Abaqa's reign was consumed with civil wars in the Mongol Empire, such as those between the Ilkhanate and the northern khanate of the Golden Horde, and the Chagatai Khanate in Central Asia. Abaqa also engaged in unsuccessful attempts at invading Syria under the Mamluk Sultanate, which included the Second Battle of Homs.

Life

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