Ilkhanate
Sign in to saveThe Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire. It was ruled by the Il-Khans or Ilkhanids (), and known to the Mongols as Hülegü Ulus (). The Ilkhanid realm was officially known as the Land of Iran (Irānzamin) or simply Iran. It was established after Hülegü, the son of Tolui and grandson of Genghis Khan, inherited the West Asian and Central Asian part of the Mongol Empire after his brother Möngke Khan died in 1259.
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The Ilkhanate was a Mongol kingdom established in western Asia after Hülegü, grandson of Genghis Khan, took control of the region following his brother's death in 1259. It matters as a major division of the Mongol Empire that ruled over what was known as the Land of Iran and shaped the political landscape of western and central Asia during the medieval period.
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Key facts
- Country.native_name
- (Persian)
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Land of Iran
- Country.common_name
- Ilkhanate
- Country.life_span
- 1256–1335
- Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Country.image_map
- Historical Atlas of Iran - Plate No. 17 (cropped).jpg
- Country.image_map_caption
- The Ilkhanate under Ghazan
- Country.image_map_size
- 300
- Country.religion
- Mongolian Buddhism (Until 1295) Islam (From 1295) Christianity
- Country.common_languages
- Unofficial:
- Country.leader1
- Hulegu Khan
- Country.leader2
- Abu Sa'id
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26 sectionsContents
- History
- Origin
- Hulegu Khan
- Middle period (1265–1291)
- Religious shift (1291–1316)
- Disintegration (1316–1357)
- The title Ilkhan
- Government
- Diplomacy
- Culture
- Literature
- Arts
- Architecture
- Legacy
- Ilkhan as a tribal title in 19th/20th century Iran
- Ilkhans
- House of Hulegu (1256–1335; Ilkhanate Mongol kings)
- House of Ariq Böke
- House of Hulegu (1336–1357)
- House of Hasar
- Family tree (House of Hulegu)
- Genealogy of Ulus of Hulagu
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire. It was ruled by the Il-Khans or Ilkhanids (), and known to the Mongols as Hülegü Ulus (). The Ilkhanid realm was officially known as the Land of Iran (Irānzamin) or simply Iran. It was established after Hülegü, the son of Tolui and grandson of Genghis Khan, inherited the West Asian and Central Asian part of the Mongol Empire after his brother Möngke Khan died in 1259.
The Ilkhanate's core territory was situated in what is now the countries of Iran, Azerbaijan, and Turkey. At its greatest extent, the Ilkhanate also included parts of modern Iraq, Syria, Armenia, Georgia, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Dagestan (Russia). Later Ilkhanid rulers, beginning with Ghazan in 1295, converted to Islam. In the 1330s, the Ilkhanate was ravaged by the Black Death. The last ilkhan, Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, died in 1335, after which the Ilkhanate disintegrated.
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