Hulagu Khan
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Hulagu Khan, also known as Hülegü or Hulegu[n 1] (c. 1217 – 8 February 1265), was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of Western Asia. Son of Tolui and the Keraite princess Sorghaghtani Beki, he was a grandson of Genghis Khan and brother of Ariq Böke, Möngke Khan, and Kublai Khan.
Hulagu Khan
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 Painting of Hulagu Khan on Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, early 14th century. | |
| Ilkhan | |
| Reign | 1256 – 8 February 1265 |
| Successor | Abaqa Khan |
| Born | c. 1217 Mongolia |
| Died | (aged 47) Zarrineh River |
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| Issue | See below |
| House | Borjigin |
| Father | Tolui |
| Mother | Sorghaghtani Beki |
| Religion | Buddhism[1][2] |
| Tamgha |  |
Hulagu's army greatly expanded the southwestern portion of the Mongol Empire, founding the Ilkhanate in Persia, a precursor to the eventual Safavid dynasty, and then the modern state of Iran. Under Hulagu's leadership, the Mongols sacked and destroyed Baghdad ending the Islamic Golden Age and weakened Damascus, causing a shift of Islamic influence to the Mamluk Sultanate in Cairo and ended the Abbasid Dynasty.