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Khalilullah (Jalayirid dynasty)

Type Figure Region Iraq Time 1411–1465 Also known as Khalilullah、خلیل الله、Jalayirid remnant ruler

Khalilullah (c. 1411–1465) is a title applied to the late Jalayirid rulers of Iraq, whose remnants in Basra, Hillah, and Wasit survived the fall of B…

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  1. 1411–1421Basra · Southern MesopotamiaAfter the Black Sheep took Baghdad in 1411, Jalayirid forces withdrew to Basra. Under Uways II (1415–1421) they still held southern Iraq, maneuvering against the Timurids and the Black Sheep.
  2. 1421–1432Hillah · IraqAfter Muhammad and Mahmud II ruled in turn, Husayn II's debauchery cost him the state; in 1431 the Black Sheep prince Isfandiyar took Hillah, and on 9 November 1432 Husayn II was killed, formally ending Jalayirid rule in Iraq.
  3. 1441–1450Baghdad · IraqAfter the dynasty's fall, Iraq became a battlefield contested by the Black Sheep, the Timurids, and the White Sheep. Jahan Shah retook Baghdad in 1446; the Jalayirid name survived only in local memory and literary tradition, and the title Khalilullah may refer to the final honorific of this remnant line.

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