Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan

Abu Sa'id ( Abū Sa ʿ īd; born June 2, 1305 Ujan (now Armenia); † December 1, 1335 ) with the titles Ala ad - dunya wa -d -Din ( ʿ Alā ʾ ad - dunya wa -d - Dīn ) and Bahadur Khan ( Bahādur HAN) was from 1316 to 1335, the ninth Ilkhan.

When Abu Said in 1316 became emperor, he was still a minor. The internal power struggles were exacerbated, in 1319 attacked the Golden Horde Azerbaijan and two emirs rebelled against the Ilkhan. After the rebellion ended in 1319 under personal commitment, he took the Mongolian- Persian title Bahadur, ie, " Hero" at. Among other things, could sovereignty over Anatolia and the Caucasus, as well as claims Khorasan be successfully defended. While Abu Sa'id's rule the vizier Rashid ad-Din was executed and General Amir Tschupan de facto ruler of the empire.

1320 was the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt al -Malik al-Nasir Muhammad in an Armenian kingdom of Cilicia. In a letter dated July 1, 1322, Pope John XXII. Abu Sa'id on, Cilicia to stand aside. He remembered Abu Sa'id to the alliance between Europe and the Ilchanen. Besides, the pope pleaded that Abu Sa'eed was converted to Christianity. Ilchanische troops were then dispatched to Cilicia, but they met a only when a 15- year truce was negotiated already. After Abu Sa'id all relations between the Christian rulers and the Ilchanen was adjusted. 1325 fell Uzbek Chan in his kingdom. Abu Sa'id was the daughter of Amir Tschupans, Baghdad Khatun married. This was indeed already married, but could Amir Abu Sa'id Tschupan not stop them.

Abu Sa'id died at the age of 30 years without an heir or successor. His empire lost its importance and was divided into many kingdoms that were ruled by Mongols, Turks and Persians. The great traveler Ibn Battuta was surprised at the devastation in Persia, which had been a powerful empire even twenty years ago.

Literature and links

  • P. Jackson: Encyclopaedia Iranica article Abu - SA ʿ id Bahador KHAN (1983 )
  • Christopher P. Atwood: The Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire. Facts on File, Inc., 2004, ISBN 0-8160-4671-9.
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