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Mahmud Ghazan (11 December 1271 – 25 May 1304) ( Persian: غازان خان, Ghazan Khan, sometimes archaically spelled as Casanus by Westerners [2]) 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 Hulegu Khan ...
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- 4 October 1295 – 11 May 1304
Il-Khanid dynasty. Maḥmūd Ghāzān (born Nov. 5, 1271, Abaskun, Iran—died May 11, 1304) was the most prominent of the Il-Khans (subordinate khāns) to rule the Mongol dynasty in Iran. Reigning from 1295 to 1304, he is best known for the conversion of his state to Islām and his wars against Egypt.
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Maḥmūd Ghāzān, (born Nov. 5, 1271, Abaskun, Iran—died May 11, 1304), Most prominent leader of the Mongol Il-Khanid dynasty in Persia. In 1284 his father, the ruler Arghūn, made him viceroy of northeastern Persia, where he defended the frontier against the Chagatai Mongols. In 1295 he converted from Buddhism to Islam before taking the ...
Nov 9, 2017 · The Mongolian-descended Mahmud Ghazan was born around 1271 and was raised by his grandfather (Abagha Khan, r. 1265-1282) and his father (Arghun Khan, r. 1284-1291) to be a follower of the Buddhist faith. When Abagha Khan died, his son, Teguder, became the new khan of the Ilkhanate. Yet, Teguder’s brother, Arghun successfully raised a large ...
Mahmud Ghazan was born into the Mongol royal family in 1271, during the height of the Mongol Empire. He was the son of Arghun Khan and grandson of Abaqa Khan, both of whom held the title of Ilkhan. Ghazan’s early life was marked by political intrigue and power struggles within the Ilkhanate. In 1291, when he was just 20 years old, he was ...
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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 Hulegu Khan, continuing a long line of rulers who were direct descendants of Genghis Khan. Considered the most prominent of the il khans, he is perhaps best known for converting to Islam and meeting Imam Ibn ...
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Maḥmūd . Maḥmūd of Ghazna, (born 971—died April 30?, 1030, Ghazna, Ghaznavid empire), Son of the founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty, Sebüktigin. After ascending the throne in 998, he gave nominal allegiance to the caliph of the ʿAbbāsid dynasty and in return was granted autonomy.
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