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Öljaitü was born as the son of Arghun and his third wife, Keraite Christian Uruk Khatun on 24 March 1282 during his father's viceroyalty in Khorasan. [4] . He was given the name Khar-banda (Mule driver) [5] at birth, raised as Buddhist and later baptised in 1291, [6] receiving the name Nikolya ( Nicholas) after Pope Nicholas IV. [7] .
Oljeitu was the son of Arghun's third wife, the Christian Uruk Khatun. Oljeitu was baptised as a Christian and received the name Nicholas after Pope Nicholas IV. In his youth he at first converted to Buddhism but then to Sunni islam together with his brother Ghazan.
Death: December 16, 1316 (35-36) Soltaniyeh, Iran. Immediate Family: Son of Arghun Khan (Arghavan) (Muhammad) Khan and Uruk Khatun. Husband of Buluqan Khatun Khorasani, Ghazan's and Oljaitu's wife; Terjughan Khatun; Despina Palaiologos and Qutlug Shah Khatoun (Hajji Khatun) of the Oirat.
Biography Oljeitu was the son of Arghun's third wife, the Christian Uruk Khatun. Oljeitu was baptised as a Christian and received the name Nikolya (Nicholas) after Pope Nicholas IV. During his youth he converted to Buddhism and later to Sunni Islam along with his brother Ghazan.
Öljaitü was born as the son of Arghun and his third wife, Keraite Christian Uruk Khatun on 24 March 1282 during his father’s viceroyalty in Khorasan. He was given the name Khar-banda (Mule driver)at birth, raised as Buddhist and later baptised in 1291, receiving the name Nikolya (Nicholas) after Pope Nicholas IV.
Daughter of Saridja of Keraites Wife of Arghun Khan (Arghavan) (Muhammad) Khan Mother of Mohammad Khodabandeh Oljeitu Nikolah and Shaotsu Khan Sister of Yirinchin of Keraites Managed by: Private User
Gaikhatu's main supporter was his new wife Uruk Khatun - widow of Arghun and mother of Öljaitü. [8] His first orders upon taking throne was to punish several emirs including Taghachar and Tuqal.
