The End of the Ilkhanate and the Rise of the Jalayirids

In this episode, we follow the abrupt end of the Ilkhanate in 1335 with the death of Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, the last effective Mongol ruler in Persia. With no clear successor, the Ilkhanate dissolved into a patchwork of regional powers, chief among them the Jalayirids, a Mongol dynasty that controlled Iraq and western Iran for decades. We explore the role of the Chobanids and the rise of Hasan Buzurg, who founded the Jalayirid sultanate in Baghdad. We also look at how the Mongols, once conquerors, became Persianized rulers, adopting Islam and the Persian language, and how their legacy persisted through the Jalayirids, who kept the memory of Chinggis Khan alive even as they adopted Persian culture. The episode touches on the plague, the collapse of trade, and the slow fade of Mongol power in the Middle East. #Ilkhanate #Jalayirids #AbuSaid #Chobanids #HasanBuzurg #MongolPersia #Baghdad #Tabriz #Persianization #ChinggisKhan #Yassa #Plague #SilkRoad #14thCentury #MiddleEastHistory #MongolEmpire #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo