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Abaqa's Ilkhanate Reign
After succeeding as Ilkhan in 1265, Abaqa consolidated rule over Iran, Iraq, and eastern Anatolia in the 1270s, based at Tabriz, with tolerant religi…
Timeline
- 1270–1275Tabriz · IranAbaqa stabilized the Ilkhanate court through a Persian-Turkic bureaucracy, reconciled Muslim, Christian, and Buddhist communities, and strengthened control over Mesopotamia and Kurdish regions.
- 1275–1279Baghdad · IraqAbaqa massed troops on the Iraqi frontier, repaired roads, and coordinated with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum in Anatolia and Lesser Armenia, preparing a larger offensive against the Mamluks in Syria.
Sources
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods — J. A. Boyle et al. (1968)
- Mongols and Mamluks: The Mamluk-Ilkhanid War, 1260-1281 — Reuven Amitai-Preiss (1995)