Buqa
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Buqa was a Mongol lord and chancellor who was instrumental in sweeping Arghun to power as the fourth Il-Khan of Iran in 1284 and became his chief minister and advisor, succeeding Shams ad-Din Juvayni
Execution of Buqa on the orders of Arghun, 15th century
Demetrius II of Georgia
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Demetrius II the Self-Sacrificer or the Devoted of the Bagrationi dynasty, was king of Eastern Georgia reigning from 1270 until his execution by the Mongol Ilkhans in 1289.
Buqa
…removed from governorate of Tabriz. Perceiving that he had lost the khan's favour, Buqa organized a conspiracy in Prince Jushkab and Arghun's vassal king Demetre II of Georgia (whose daughter Rusudan was married to Buqa's son) were implicated. Buqa promised Jushkab the throne on condition of appointment as naib of the empire…
A fresco of Demetrius II from the Udabno monastery.
Georgian coin of Abaqa during the rule of Demetrius II, with Chritian cross. Tiflis mint, 1281–1286.