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Hulagu Khan
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Hulagu Khan was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of West Asia. As a son of Tolui and the Keraite princess Sorghaghtani Beki, he was a grandson of Genghis Khan and brother of Ariq Boke, Mongke Khan, and Kublai Khan. Hulagu's army greatly expanded the southwestern portion of the Mongol Empire, founding the Ilkhanate in Persia; under his leadership the Mongols sacked and destroyed Baghdad, ending the Islamic Golden Age and the Abbasid dynasty, and also weakened Damascus, causing a shift of Islamic influence to the Mamluk Sultanate in Cairo.
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1. Wikipedia: Hulagu Khan
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a Mongol ruler who conquered much of West Asia
1. Wikipedia: Hulagu Khan
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c. 1217
1. Wikipedia: Hulagu Khan
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8 February 1265
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WikipediaParticipant In: The Mongol Conquests, Lead section, conqueror of West AsiaQuote, Participant In: The Mongol Conquests, Lead section, conqueror of West Asia
was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of West Asia.
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WikipediaRelated To: The Abbasid Caliphate, Lead section, fall of the Abbasid dynastyQuote, Related To: The Abbasid Caliphate, Lead section, fall of the Abbasid dynasty
Under Hulegu's leadership, the Mongols sacked and destroyed Baghdad, ending the Islamic Golden Age and the Abbasid dynasty.
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WikipediaRelated To: Genghis Khan, Lead section, grandson of Genghis KhanQuote, Related To: Genghis Khan, Lead section, grandson of Genghis Khan
He was a grandson of Genghis Khan and brother of Ariq Böke, Möngke Khan, and Kublai Khan.
Wikipedia: Ilkhanate
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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.
Wikipedia: Siege of Baghdad (1258)
WikipediaParticipant In: Siege of Baghdad (1258), Lead section (edge: participant Hulagu Khan)Quote, Participant In: Siege of Baghdad (1258), Lead section (edge: participant Hulagu Khan)
A large army commanded by Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate after a series of provocations from its ruler, caliph al-Musta'sim.
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