Genghis Khan’s armies devastated eastern Iran from 1219. His grandson Hulagu founded the Ilkhanate, which ruled Iran from Maragheh and Tabriz until its collapse in 1335, and whose rulers converted to Islam in 1295.
| Period | 1219–1357 |
|---|---|
| Covers | The Mongol conquest and the Ilkhanid state in Iran |
Pages in this era
- Genghis Khan’s Invasion of Iran (1219–1221)
- The Destruction of Nishapur, Merv and Herat
- Iran under the Great Khans (1225–1256)
- Hulagu Khan, Founder of the Ilkhanate
- The Fall of Alamut (1256)
- The Mongol Sack of Baghdad (1258)
- The Battle of Ain Jalut and the Mamluk Wars
- Nasir al-Din Tusi and the Maragheh Observatory
- Abaqa and Arghun: The Ilkhanate, 1265–1291
- Ghazan Khan and the Conversion to Islam
- Öljaitü and the Dome of Soltaniyeh
- Abu Sa’id and the Collapse of the Ilkhanate
- Juvayni and the History of the World Conqueror
- Rashid al-Din and the Jami al-Tawarikh
- Rumi (Mowlana): A Life from Balkh to Konya
- Saadi of Shiraz
- Ilkhanid Art and the Great Mongol Shahnameh
- The Ilkhanate and Europe
- Tabriz under the Ilkhans
- The Black Death and Iran
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