Hülegü Khan

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Hülegü Khan was a 13th-century Mongol ruler and grandson of Genghis Khan who founded the Ilkhanate in Persia and led the conquest of Baghdad, ending the Abbasid Caliphate.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Ilkhanid ruler
Mongol ruler
founder of a dynasty
historical figure
aftermathOfRule consolidation of Mongol rule in Iran
alternativeName Hulagu Khan NERFINISHED
Hulegu Khan NERFINISHED
Hülagü Khan NERFINISHED
birthCentury 13th century
capitalEstablishedAt Tabriz
capturedCity Aleppo
Baghdad
Damascus
child Abaqa Khan
conflictWith Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
deathCentury 13th century
dynasty Ilkhanate
ethnicity Mongol
founded Ilkhanate
foundingLocation Persia
fullName Hülegü Khan NERFINISHED
grandfather Genghis Khan NERFINISHED
historicalImpact permanent end of the classical Abbasid Caliphate
historicalPeriod Mongol Empire era
house Borjigin
militaryCampaign campaigns in Persia
campaigns in Syria
siege and sack of Baghdad in 1258
notableFor Mongol expansion into the Middle East
ending the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad
founding the Ilkhanate in Persia
leading the Mongol conquest of Baghdad
overthrew Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad
realm Mesopotamia
Persia
parts of the Middle East
regionOfInfluence Anatolia (parts)
Iran
Iraq
relation brother of Ariq Böke
brother of Kublai Khan
brother of Möngke Khan
religion Buddhism (early life)
likely Nestorian Christianity influences
servedUnder Möngke Khan NERFINISHED
spouse Abaqa’s mother (Ilkhanid consort)
Dokuz Khatun
successor Abaqa Khan
title Ilkhan
Khan

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Sack of Baghdad (1258) ("Hulagu Khan")
commander
al-Musta'sim ("Hulagu Khan")
contemporaryOf
Mongol Ilkhanate
foundedBy
Mongols
notableLeader
Mongol Ilkhanate
notableRuler
Sack of Baghdad (1258) ("Mongol forces under Hulagu Khan")
perpetrator
Möngke Khan
sibling

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