Ilkhanate and Mongol Rule in Persia (1256–1353)

1. Hülegü establishes Ilkhanid rule in Iran

   Jan 1, 1256Labels: H leg, Ilkhanate, Iran

   • Britannica

2. Alamut captured, Nizari strongholds broken

   Jan 1, 1256Labels: Alamut, Nizari Isma'ilis, H leg

   • Britannica

3. Baghdad sacked; Abbasid caliph executed

   Feb 1, 1258Labels: Baghdad, Abbasid Caliph, H leg

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

4. Mongols halted at the Battle of ʿAyn Jālūt

   Sep 3, 1260Labels: Ayn J, Mamluk Sultanate, Mongol army

   • Britannica
   • CUP

5. Hülegü dies; succession continues Ilkhanate

   Feb 8, 1265Labels: H leg, Ilkhanate, succession

   • Britannica

6. Arghun rules as Ilkhan amid factional politics

   Aug 11, 1284Labels: Arghun, Ilkhanate, Teg der

   • Britannica

7. Gaykhatu launches failed paper-money experiment

   Sep 12, 1294Labels: Gaykhatu, Tabriz, paper money

   • Wikipedia

8. Ghazan converts to Islam and reshapes state

   Jun 16, 1295Labels: Ghazan, Islam conversion, Ilkhanate

   • Wikipedia
   • Britannica

9. Baydu’s short reign ends in Ghazan’s takeover

   Oct 4, 1295Labels: Baydu, Ghazan, succession

   • Wikipedia
   • Wikipedia

10. Öljeitü proclaims Shiʿite Islam as state religion

    Jan 1, 1310Labels: ljeit, Shi ite, Ilkhanate

    • Britannica

11. Rashid al-Din executed amid court rivalries

    Jan 1, 1318Labels: Rashid al-Din, vizier, ljeit

    • Britannica

12. Abu Saʿid’s death triggers Ilkhanate fragmentation

    Nov 30, 1335Labels: Abu Sa, Ilkhanate, succession crisis

    • CUP

13. Togha Temür emerges as eastern Ilkhan claimant

    Dec 1, 1336Labels: Togha Tem, Khurasan, Chinggisid claimant

    • Iranica

14. Death of Togha Temür ends major Ilkhanid claims

    Dec 1, 1353Labels: Togha Tem, death, Ilkhanid claims

    • Iranica