The Ilkhanate's Last Stand: How the Mongol Heartland Collapsed

In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the neglected final chapter of the Mongol Empire's fragmentation: the collapse of the Ilkhanate in Persia. They follow the chain of weak khans after Ghazan, the power struggle between the Chobanids and Jalayirids, the devastating effects of the Black Death on Tabriz, and the rise of the Sarbadars. Along the way, they examine how the Ilkhanate's conversion to Islam under Ghazan and his successors failed to halt the slide into civil war, and how the death of Abu Sa'id in 1335 left a vacuum that no Chinggisid could fill. The episode wraps with the curious story of Arpa Ke'un, a 'false' Ilkhan, and the final absorption of the rump state into the Timurid world. It's a story about how an empire doesn't just break — it erodes from within. #Ilkhanate #MongolEmpire #Abu Said #Chobanids #Jalayirids #Sarbadars #BlackDeath #Tabriz #Ghazan #Chinggisid #Timur #Persia #History #FexingoHistory #MedievalHistory #MongolSuccessorStates #FallOfEmpires #Collapse Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo