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Iran / Mongolia: The funeral of Hulagu Khan as represented in Rashid al-Din's 'History of the World', c. 1430

Iran / Mongolia: The funeral of Hulagu Khan as represented in Rashid al-Din's 'History of the World', c. 1430

Hulagu Khan, also known as Hülegü, Hulegu or Halaku (c. 1217 – 8 February 1265), was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of Southwest Asia. Son of Tolui and the Kerait princess Sorghaghtani Beki, he was a grandson of Genghis Khan, and the brother of Arik Boke, Möngke Khan and Kublai Khan. Hulagu's army greatly expanded the southwestern portion of the Mongol Empire, founding the Ilkhanate of Persia, a precursor to the eventual Safavid dynasty, and then the modern state of Iran.

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