Medievalists.net » Ilkhans http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 A Mongol Princess Making hajj: The Biography of El Qutlugh Daughter of Abagha Ilkhan (r. 1265–82) http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/22/mongol-princess-making-hajj-biography-el-qutlugh-daughter-abagha-ilkhan-r-1265-82/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/22/mongol-princess-making-hajj-biography-el-qutlugh-daughter-abagha-ilkhan-r-1265-82/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2014 03:06:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52044 his study examines in detail the biographical entry of an Ilkhanid (the Mongol state centred in Iran) princess, El Qutlugh Khatun daughter of Abagha Ilkhan (r. 1265–82), in the biographical dictionaries of the Mamluk author Khalil b. Aybeg al-Safadi (d. 1363)

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/22/mongol-princess-making-hajj-biography-el-qutlugh-daughter-abagha-ilkhan-r-1265-82/feed/ 0 A Medieval Handbag fit for an Ilkhan Queen http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/29/medieval-handbag-fit-ilkhan-queen/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/29/medieval-handbag-fit-ilkhan-queen/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2014 13:40:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49286 This handbag (or shoulder bag) was made in the Iraqi city of Mosul between 1300 and 1330.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/04/29/medieval-handbag-fit-ilkhan-queen/feed/ 0 The Battle of Herat (1270): A Case of Inter-Mongol Warfare http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/09/battle-herat-1270-case-inter-mongol-warfare/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/09/battle-herat-1270-case-inter-mongol-warfare/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2014 20:20:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48163 When the armies of the Ilkhan Abaqa (r. 1265-1282) met the troops of the Chaghadaid Khan Baraq (r. 1266-1271) in 1270 at Herat in present-day Afghanistan, it was for a full-scale and decisive combat.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/09/battle-herat-1270-case-inter-mongol-warfare/feed/ 0 Whose secret Intent? http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/23/whose-secret-intent/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/23/whose-secret-intent/#comments Sun, 23 Feb 2014 13:12:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=47853 Hülegü Khan’s arrival on the south bank of the Amu Darya, or the Oxus, in the 1250s was the second time that a large Mongol-led military force had landed south of the great river poised to advance on the Iranian plateau.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/02/23/whose-secret-intent/feed/ 0 Scourges of God: A General Comparison of Tamerlane and Hulagu in the History of Baghdad http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/11/scourges-of-god-a-general-comparison-of-tamerlane-and-hulagu-in-the-history-of-baghdad/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/11/scourges-of-god-a-general-comparison-of-tamerlane-and-hulagu-in-the-history-of-baghdad/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:45:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37937 The sacking of Baghdad earned both Hulagu and Tamerlane the epithet 'scourge of God', though it will be shown that Hulagu‟s reputation has suffered more, acting as the scapegoat for later failings of Muslim empires.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/11/scourges-of-god-a-general-comparison-of-tamerlane-and-hulagu-in-the-history-of-baghdad/feed/ 0 The Assassination of King Het‘um II: The Conversion of The Ilkhans and the Armenians http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/02/the-assassination-of-king-het%e2%80%98um-ii-the-conversion-of-the-ilkhans-and-the-armenians/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/02/the-assassination-of-king-het%e2%80%98um-ii-the-conversion-of-the-ilkhans-and-the-armenians/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:53:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=23765 The Assassination of King Het‘um II: The Conversion of The Ilkhans and the Armenians By Angus Stewart Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Series 3, Vol.15 :1 (2005) Introduction: On November 17, 1307, the Armenian king, Het‘um II, was assassinated by a Mongol, recently converted to Islam, the noyan Bularghu. In this paper I will […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/08/02/the-assassination-of-king-het%e2%80%98um-ii-the-conversion-of-the-ilkhans-and-the-armenians/feed/ 0 The Letters of Eljigidei, Hülegü, and Abaqa: Mongol Overtures or Christian Ventriloquism? http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/27/the-letters-of-eljigidei-hulegu-and-abaqa-mongol-overtures-or-christian-ventriloquism/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/27/the-letters-of-eljigidei-hulegu-and-abaqa-mongol-overtures-or-christian-ventriloquism/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:35:11 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=23350 The Letters of Eljigidei, Hülegü, and Abaqa: Mongol Overtures or Christian Ventriloquism? Aigle, Denise (French Institute for the Middle East – Damascus) Inner Asia 7 (2005) Abstract This paper deals with the Great Khans and Ilkhans’ letters, and with the question of their authenticity. Generally, these letters were written in Mongolian, but very few of […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/07/27/the-letters-of-eljigidei-hulegu-and-abaqa-mongol-overtures-or-christian-ventriloquism/feed/ 0 The Prince, the Assassin and the Mongols http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/16/the-prince-the-assassin-and-the-mongols/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/16/the-prince-the-assassin-and-the-mongols/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 19:47:25 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=20782 On a night in June 1272, in the Crusader city of Acre, the English prince Edward and his wife Eleanor were asleep when a spy came asking to meet with Edward.

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