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Ghazan's Conversion to Islam

Type Event Region Ilkhanate Time 1295

Soon after acceding in 1295, Ghazan publicly converted to Islam, taking the name Mahmud and ordering the court and army to embrace Islam, shifting th…

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  1. 1295Tabriz · East Azerbaijan ProvinceGhazan publicly held a conversion ceremony at Tabriz, taking the Islamic name Mahmud. The move won support from some Muslim scholars and generals and was seen as a political measure to win the allegiance of Persian-Turkic Muslim subjects.
  2. 1295Ilkhanate · Eastern AnatoliaGhazan ordered a ban on alcohol, abolished certain non-Islamic customs, and promoted governance reform based on Islamic law and Persian administrative traditions. After conversion, the 'holy war' rhetoric against the Mamluks gained new legitimacy, but also provoked backlash from some Mongol nobles.

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