Sultaniyya
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Sultaniyya was a prominent medieval city in northwestern Iran that served as the political and cultural center of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sultaniyya canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former capital city
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Ilkhanid art
ⓘ
surface form:
Ilkhanid architecture
|
| capitalOf |
Mongol Ilkhanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Ilkhanate
|
| causeOfDecline |
political fragmentation after Ilkhanid collapse
ⓘ
shift of trade routes ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 36.435°N 48.793°E ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| culturalRole | Ilkhanid cultural center ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 14th century ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Öljeitü
ⓘ
surface form:
Öljaitü
|
| economicBasis |
court patronage
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| floruit | 14th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Arghun
ⓘ
surface form:
Arghun Khan
|
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType | urban ruins ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Soltaniyeh Dome
ⓘ
surface form:
Dome of Soltaniyeh
|
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | late 13th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic architecture
ⓘ
Mongol culture ⓘ Persian urban planning ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large brick dome
ⓘ
polychrome tile decoration ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Zanjan Province ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Iranian Azerbaijan
ⓘ
surface form:
Azerbaijan (historical region)
|
| locatedOn | route between Tabriz and Rey ⓘ |
| materialUsedInMonuments |
baked brick
ⓘ
glazed tile ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sultan
ⓘ
surface form:
title "Sultan"
|
| notableFor |
Soltaniyeh Dome
ⓘ
surface form:
Dome of Soltaniyeh
Ilkhanid mausoleum complex ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mongol Ilkhanate
ⓘ
surface form:
Ilkhanate
|
| politicalRole | seat of Ilkhanid court ⓘ |
| presentDayPopulationStatus | small town ⓘ |
| presentDaySettlement |
Sultaniyeh
ⓘ
surface form:
Soltaniyeh
|
| religionHistorically | Islam ⓘ |
| roofingFeature | double-shell dome ⓘ |
| significantEvent | construction of royal mausoleum of Öljaitü ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion |
Asia-Pacific
ⓘ
surface form:
Asia and the Pacific
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1188 ⓘ |
| usedAsCapitalBy |
Abu Saʿid Bahadur Khan
ⓘ
Öljeitü ⓘ
surface form:
Öljaitü
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.