Arghun

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Arghun was a late 13th-century Ilkhanid ruler of Persia known for his efforts to strengthen Mongol rule and seek alliances with European powers against the Mamluks.

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Label Occurrences
Arghun canonical 6
Arghun Khan 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ilkhanid ruler
Mongol khan
historical figure
ancestor Genghis Khan
birthDate 1258
burialPlace near Tabriz
capital Tabriz
causeOfDeath illness
conflictWith Mamluk Sultanate
countryRuled Mongol Ilkhanate
surface form: Ilkhanate

Persia
deathDate 1291
deathPlace Arran
dynasty Mongol Ilkhanate
surface form: Ilkhanid dynasty
era late 13th century
ethnicity Mongol
father Abaqa Khan
foreignPolicyGoal alliance with European Christian powers
war against the Mamluk Sultanate
fullName Arghun self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arghun Khan
grandfather Hülegü Khan
surface form: Hulagu Khan
greatGrandfather Tolui
house House of Hulagu
languageUsed Mongolian (court)
Persian (administration)
mother Qaitmish Khatun
notableEnvoy Rabban Bar Sauma
notableFor seeking alliances with European powers against the Mamluks
strengthening Mongol rule in Persia
policy promotion of Buddhism at court
support for trade and merchants
positionHeld Ilkhan
surface form: Ilkhan of Persia
predecessor Tekuder
realm Iran
Iraq
parts of Anatolia
parts of the Caucasus
reignEnd 1291
reignStart 1284
religion Buddhism
sympathy toward Christianity
sentEmbassyTo Edward I of England
Philip IV of France
Pope Honorius IV
Pope Nicholas IV
successor Gaykhatu

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sultaniyya foundedBy Arghun
this entity surface form: Arghun Khan
Tekuder successor Arghun
this entity surface form: Arghun Khan
Öljeitü father Arghun
Abaqa Khan child Arghun
Arghun fullName Arghun self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arghun Khan
Ghazan father Arghun
Ilkhan notableHolder Arghun