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El Qutlugh Khatun (Persian: ايلقتلغ; fl. 1323) was the daughter of Abaqa Khan (r. 1265–82), the second Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate. Her story, included in Khalīl ibn Aybeg al-Ṣafadī 's (around 1297-1363) bibliographic dictionary, sheds light on changing gender norms during the widespread conversion in the Ilkhanate to Islam. [1]
- Bulujin Egechi
- Abaqa Khan
- Ghurbatai Güregen
- Borjigin
While the stories of two of these ladies, the Chupanid Baghdad Khatun and her niece, Dilshadh Khatun, who were both married to the Ilkhan Abu Said (r. 1316–35), are well known and have been thoroughly studied, the story of the third, El Qutlugh Khatun, the daughter of Abagha Ilkhan (r. 1265–82), is, to the best of my knowledge, largely ...
Jun 9, 2022 · Muslim women have given very generously in charity. A century after Genghis Khan launched the Mongols’ devastating invasions of Muslim lands, the Mongol princess El-Qutlugh Khatun embraced Islam and set out to perform Hajj. She led traditional Mongol ring hunts on the way to provide food for the pilgrims, and also gave large amounts in ...
El Qutlugh Khatun, the daughter of Abagha Ilkhan (r. 1265-82), is, to the best of my knowledge, largely unknown and has yet to be examined in detail.6 This study has two aims. The first is to examine El Qutlugh Khatun s story in its historical context. Al-Safadi's biography of the lady provides a rare glance into the life of women
The Persian sources offer little information about El Qutlugh Khatun. According to Rashīd al-Dīn, Bulujin, one of the Ilkhan Abagha's (r. 1265–82) concubines (Egechi), bore him two daughters: El Qutlugh and Öljetei. El Qutlugh was married to Ghurbati, Footnote 23 the chief commander of the Hushin tribe in the Ilkhanid lands.
Jan 14, 2020 · Written by Hassam Munir In 1323, a peace agreement was negotiated between the Mamluks, who controlled Egypt, Syria, and the Hijaz (i.e. Makkah and Madinah), and the Ilkhanate Mongols, who...
(4) El Qutlugh Khatun undertaking the hajj: We have no indication that El Qutlugh was actually involved in the peace negotiations which commenced early in 721/1321;80 however, she was among the first Mongols of high standing to cross the border on her way to perform the hajj shortly after peace was announced by the Ilkhanid delegation to the ...
