Hulagu Khan
Deceased Person
1218 – 1265
Who was Hulagu Khan?
Hulagu Khan, also known as Hülegü, Hulegu, was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of Southwest Asia. Son of Tolui and the Kerait princess Sorghaghtani Beki, he was a grandson of Genghis Khan, and the brother of Ariq Böke, Möngke Khan and Kublai Khan. Hulagu's army greatly expanded the southwestern portion of the Mongol Empire, founding the Ilkhanate of Persia, a precursor to the eventual Safavid dynasty, and then the modern state of Iran. Under Hulagu's leadership, the Mongols destroyed the greatest center of Islamic power, Baghdad, and also weakened Damascus, causing a shift of Islamic influence to the Mamluks in Cairo. Under Hulagu's dynasty, Iranian historians also moved from writing in Arabic, to writing in Persian.
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- Born
- 1218
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Doquz Khatun
( - 1265)
- Doquz Khatun
- Children
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Died
- Feb 8, 1265
Maragheh - Resting place
- Lake Urmia
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on July 23, 2013
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