The Ilkhanate or Il-khanate,also known as the Ilkhanids,and known to the Mongols as HülegüUlus,was a Mongol khanate established from the southwestern sector of the Mongol Empire. The Ilkhanid realm was officially known as land of Iran or simply Iran. It was established after Hulagu Khan,the son of Tolui and grandson of Genghis Khan,inherited the Southwest Asian part of the Mongol Empire after his brother Möngke Khan died in 1259.
Abaqa Khan,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. Abaqa also engaged in unsuccessful attempts at invading Syria,which included the Second Battle of Homs.
Ahmed Tekuder,also known as Sultan Ahmad,was the sultan of the Persian-based Ilkhanate,son of Hulegu and brother of Abaqa. He was eventually succeeded by his nephew Arghun Khan.
Arghun Khan was the fourth ruler of the Mongol empire's Ilkhanate,from 1284 to 1291. He was the son of Abaqa Khan,and like his father,was a devout Buddhist. He was known for sending several embassies to Europe in an unsuccessful attempt to form a Franco-Mongol alliance against the Muslim Mamluks in the Holy Land. It was also Arghun who requested a new bride from his great-uncle Kublai Khan. The mission to escort the young Kököchin across Asia to Arghun was reportedly taken by Marco Polo. Arghun died before Kököchin arrived,so she instead married Arghun's son,Ghazan.
Mahmud Ghazan was the seventh ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate division in modern-day Iran from 1295 to 1304. He was the son of Arghun,grandson of Abaqa Khan and great-grandson of Hulagu Khan,continuing a long line of rulers who were direct descendants of Genghis Khan. Considered the most prominent of the Ilkhans,he is perhaps best known for converting to Islam and meeting Imam Ibn Taymiyya in 1295 when he took the throne,marking a turning point for the dominant religion of the Mongols in Western Asia. One of his many principal wives was Kököchin,a Mongol princess sent by his great-uncle Kublai Khan.
Gaykhatu was the fifth Ilkhanate ruler in Iran. He reigned from 1291 to 1295. His Buddhist baghshi gave him the Tibetan name Rinchindorj which appeared on his paper money.
Baydu was the sixth ruler of the Mongol empire's Ilkhanate division in Iran. He was the son of Taraqai,who was in turn the fifth son of Hulagu Khan. He succeeded his cousin Gaykhatu as khan of the Ilkhanate state in 1295.
Shaikh Hasan,also known as "Hasan Buzurg",Hassan the Jalair or Hassan-e Uljatâï was the first of several de facto independent Jalayirid rulers of Iraq and central Iran.
Öljaitü,also known as Mohammad-e Khodabande,was the eighth Ilkhanid dynasty ruler from 1304 to 1316 in Tabriz,Iran. His name means "blessed" in the Mongolian language.
Taghachar,also spelled Tajir,Ta'achar was a commander in the army of the Mongol Empire. He was one of the conspirators involved in the overthrow of three Ilkhanate khans,and placed the short-lived Baydu on the throne in 1295.
Nawrūz was a son of governor Arghun Aqa,and was a powerful Oirat emir of the 13th century who played an important role in the politics of the Mongol Ilkhanate.
Kutlushah,Kutlusha or Qutlughshah,was a general under the Mongol Ilkhanate ruler Ghazan at the end the 13th century. He was particularly active in the Christian country of Georgia and especially during the Mongol invasion of Syria,until his ignominious defeat in 1303 led to his banishment. He was killed during the conquest of Gilan in 1307.
Shams al-Din Juvayni was a Persian statesman and member of the Juvayni family. He was an influential figure in early Ilkhanate politics,serving as sahib-i divan under four Mongol Ilkhans−Hulagu,Abaqa,Tekuder and Arghun Khan. In 1284,Arghun accused Shams al-Din of having poisoned the Ilkhan Abaqa,who may actually have died of the effects of alcoholism;Shams al-Din was duly executed and replaced as vizier by Buqa. A skillful political and military leader,Shams al-Din is also known to have patronized the arts. The musician Safi al-Din al-Urmawi was one of those he supported.
Arghun Agha,also Arghun Aqa or Arghun the Elder was a Mongol noble of the Oirat clan in the 13th century. He was a governor in the Mongol-controlled area of Persia from 1243 to 1255,before the Ilkhanate was created by Hulagu. Arghun Agha was in control of the four districts of eastern and central Persia,as decreed by the great khan Möngke Khan.
Jalal ad-Din Suyurgatmish was Qutlughanid ruler of Kerman and a son of Qutb al-Din Mohammad.
Qonqurtai was a Mongol prince and viceroy of Anatolia for the Ilkhanate khanate.
Fakhr al-Din Mustawfi was a Persian statesman from the Mustawfi family of Qazvin,who lived during the early Ilkhanate era. He was the elder cousin of the distinguished historian and geographer Hamdallah Mustawfi.
Qutui Khatun was a Mongol princess and wife of Il-Khan Hulagu,founder of Ilkhanate,with whom she bored a child Tekuder who briefly served as Il-Khan from 1282 until 1284. She had an important role in state affairs during her son's reign. Part of Garabaghlar Mausoleum complex may have been built for her memory.
Qurumushi or Qurmushi was an Ilkhanate commander of Keraite origin who served as Mongol viceroy of Georgia.
