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Öljaitü Succeeds as Ilkhan

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1304

In 1304, after Ghazan Khan's death, his brother Öljaitü (later known as Muhammad Khodabandeh) was enthroned by Ilkhanate nobles as the eighth Ilkhan.

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  1. 1304Tabriz · IranAfter Ghazan Khan's death, princes and generals at the khan's court enthroned his brother Öljaitü as khan. Öljaitü initially continued his brother's Islamization policy framework and began reorganizing diplomatic posture toward the Syrian frontier and the Mamluks.

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