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Arghun Agha, also Arghun Aqa or Arghun the Elder (Persian: ارغون آقا; Mongolian: ᠠᠷᠭᠤᠨ; fl. 1220 - 1275) 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.
Oct 9, 2017 · Abstract. The paper discusses the questions of the alleged conversion of Arghun Aqa, the powerful Mongol governor of great parts of Western Asia in the mid-13 th century, to Islam, claimed by the famous Armenian historian Kirakos. While in the end dismissing the historicity of this claim, the paper uses a variety of archaeological, numismatic ...
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Arghun Aqa’s Family1. ISHAYAHU LANDA. Abstract. The paper discusses the questions of the alleged conversion of Arghun Aqa, the powerful Mongol governor of great parts of Western Asia in the mid-13th century, to Islam, claimed by the famous Armenian historian Kirakos.
remembered for his work as a bureaucrat establishing a Mongol fiscal administra-. tion in pre-II-Khanid Iran. The purpose here is to examine the administrative career of Arghun Aqa and attempt to account in some fashion for its extraordinary longevity. Arghun's Career: From Slave to Il-Khanid Commander.
Arghun Khan (Mongolian Cyrillic: Аргун; Traditional Mongolian: ᠠᠷᠭᠤᠨ; c. 1258 – 10 March 1291) 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 (although pro-Christian).
Aug 12, 2011 · ARḠŪN ĀQĀ – Encyclopaedia Iranica. ARḠŪN ĀQĀ (Turkish arḡun “half breed” and Mongol aqa “elder brother”), Mongol administrator in Iran (d. 673/1275). He belonged to the Oirat tribe, and his father, Taiču, according to Jovaynī, was a commander of a thousand.
Arghun Aqa: Mongol Bureaucrat. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2022. George Lane. Article. Metrics. Get access. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Extract. The question of who ran the Mongol Empire has long challenged historians, and various theories have emerged and retreated in answer to this problem.
