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Persian miniature showing Ghazan's conversion from Buddhism to Islam
Persian miniature showing Ghazan's conversion from Buddhism to Islam
Alexander Nevsky standing near a Mongolian shaman in the Golden Horde. Painting by Henryk Siemiradzki.
Alexander Nevsky standing near a Mongolian shaman in the Golden Horde. Painting by Henryk Siemiradzki.
Nestorian tombstone found in Issyk Kul, dated 1312.
Nestorian tombstone found in Issyk Kul, dated 1312.
Image of Tekuder who was a Christian convert to Islam.
Image of Tekuder who was a Christian convert to Islam.
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Ghazan (center) was born as a Buddhist, and converted to Islam as part of a military agreement upon accession to the throne.
Ghazan (center) was born as a Buddhist, and converted to Islam as part of a military agreement upon accession to the throne.
Ghazan as a child, in the arms of his father Arghun, standing next to Arghun's father Abaqa, mounted on a horse
Ghazan as a child, in the arms of his father Arghun, standing next to Arghun's father Abaqa, mounted on a horse
Ghazan mounted on a horse.
Ghazan mounted on a horse.
Seal of Mahmud Ghazan, over the last two lines of his 1302 letter to Pope Boniface VIII. The seal was given to Ghazan by the sixth Great Khan (Emperor
Seal of Mahmud Ghazan, over the last two lines of his 1302 letter to Pope Boniface VIII. The seal was given to Ghazan by the sixth Great Khan (Emperor ChengZong of Yuan). It is in Chinese script: "王府定國理民之寶", which means "Seal certifying the authority of his Royal Highness to establish a country and govern its people". Overwritten on it vertically, are two lines in Mongolian using the old, Aramaic-based, Uyghur script. Vatican Archives.