Öljaitü
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Öljaitü, also known as Mohammad-e Khodabandeh, was the eighth Ilkhanid dynasty ruler from 1304 to 1316 in Tabriz, Iran. His name 'Öjaitü' means 'blessed' in the Mongolian language and his last name 'K
Öljaitü and ambassadors from the Yuan dynasty, 1438, "Majma' al-Tavarikh"
The mausoleum of Öljaitü at Soltaniyeh, Iran.
Friday Mosque of Soltaniyeh, built by Uljaytu. A possible prototype of the Bibi-Khanym Mosque. François Préault in 1808.
Two illuminated Koran verses. Öljaitü's Koran from Baghdad in the Oriental Manuscripts of the Leipzig University Library.
Ilkhanate
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The Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire. It was ruled by the Il-Khans or Ilkhanids, and known to the Mongols as Hülegü Ulus. The I
The Ilkhanate under Ghazan
Ilkhanid depiction of mounted warriors pursuing enemies, from Rashid al-Din's Jami' al-tawarikh, early 14th century
Hulegu Khan, founder of the Ilkhanate, with his Christian queen Doquz Khatun
A Mongol horse archer of the 13th century