Hulegu
Also called: Hulagu · Topic: Nomadic Empires: The Mongols · NCERT: Class 11, Ch 2 "An Empire Across Three Continents"
Meaning
Hulegu was a grandson of Genghis Khan through Toluy, Genghis's youngest son. He was the younger brother of the Great Khan Mongke. In the 1250s the Toluyid branch of the family sent large armies into Iran, and Hulegu led them. He founded the Il-Khanid state of Iran, and his Toluyid descendants ruled it after him. He matters because he ended the Abbasid caliphate.
Example
In 1258 Hulegu's forces captured Baghdad, which ended the Abbasid caliphate. After this the Il-Khanid state was set up in Iran, and fighting began between the Il-Khans and the Jochids of the Golden Horde.
Don't confuse with
- Qubilai (Kublai) Khan: another brother of Mongke, also a Toluyid. He became Grand Khan in 1260 and ruled China, not Iran.
Related concepts
- Sack of Baghdad
- Abbasid caliphate
- Il-Khanate
- Battle of Ain Jalut 1260
- Ulus
- Golden Horde
- Karakorum
- Kublai Khan
- Yuan dynasty