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
Baydu
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Baydu was the sixth ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate division in West Asia based on the Iranian Plateau. He was the son of Taraqai, who was in turn the fifth son of Hulagu Khan. He succeeded his
Negotiations between representatives of Ghazan and Baydu. Miniature from the manuscript of Jami' al-tawarikh. 15th century, Herat
A coin from the reign of Baydu with Uyghur script