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Ilkhanate

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The Ilkhanate, also known as the Il-khanate, was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire and ruled by the Ilkhans, a lineage descended from Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan; the realm itself was officially known as the Land of Iran. Formed in the years following the death of the Great Khan Mongke in 1259, its core lay in present-day Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkey, and at its height it also extended into Iraq, Syria, Armenia and Georgia. Its later rulers, including Ghazan, converted to Islam in 1295, and the state was devastated by the Black Death in the 1330s before dissolving with the death of its last khan, Abu Sa'id, in 1335.

Facts
Start Year
1256 1
End Year
1335 1
Government type (class)
Empire 1
Classification
Status (Extant or Former)
Former / Dissolved 1
Connections

In Era

Source Wikipedia: Ilkhanate

Related To

Additional Source Wikipedia: IlkhanateLead section (edge: related-to Mongol Empire)

Ruled By

Additional Source Wikipedia: IlkhanateLead section (edge: ruled by Hulegu)
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1. Wikipedia: Ilkhanate
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire
  • Infobox (established)
    1256
  • Infobox (ended)
    1335
  • Ilkhanate: Status
    The Ilkhanate, also known as the Il-khanate, was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire and ruled by the Ilkhans, a lineage descended from Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan; the realm itself was officially known as the Land of Iran.
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, official name/state form (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • Ruled By: Hulagu Khan, Lead section (edge: ruled by Hulegu)
    It was established after Hulegu, the son of Tolui and grandson of Genghis Khan, inherited the West Asian and Central Asian part of the Mongol Empire after his brother Mongke Khan died in 1259.
  • Related To: The Mongol Empire, Lead section (edge: related-to Mongol Empire)
    It was established after Hulegu, the son of Tolui and grandson of Genghis Khan, inherited the West Asian and Central Asian part of the Mongol Empire after his brother Mongke Khan died in 1259.
  • In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph and infobox, existence dates
    The Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire.
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