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Chupan
The most powerful Mongol commander of the early 14th-century Ilkhanate, of Chupanid origin, who successively served Ghazan and Abu Sa'id, effectively…
Timeline
- 1316–1326Tabriz · East Azerbaijan ProvinceAfter the child Abu Sa'id acceded, he controlled the army and appointments, with family members holding key offices; in the 1320s he became the most powerful Mongol noble of the Ilkhanate and intervened in Anatolian and Mesopotamian affairs.
- 1327Herat · Herat ProvinceLosing power in 1327 after conflicts with Ghazan and new palace factions, he fled to Herat seeking refuge but was soon captured and killed; the Chupanid family's influence was purged, deepening the Ilkhanate's power vacuum.
Sources
- Chobanids https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cobanids
- The Rise and Organization of the Ilkhanate — David Morgan (1968)