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Ghazan

1271 - 1304

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Mahmud Ghazan (5 November 1271 – 11 May 1304) (Persian: غازان خان, Ghazan Khan, sometimes westernized as Casanus was the seventh ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate division in modern-day Iran from 1295 to 1304. He was the son of Arghun, grandson of Abaqa Khan and great-grandson of Hulegu Khan, continuing a long line of rulers who were direct descendants of Genghis Khan. Considered the most prominent of the Ilkhans, he is perhaps best known for converting to Islam and meeting Imam Ibn Taymiyya in 1295 when he took the throne, marking a turning point for the dominant religion of the Mongols in West Asia: Iran, Iraq, Anatolia, and the South Caucasus. One of his many principal wives was Kököchin, a Mongol princess (originally betrothed to Ghazan's father Arghun before his death) sent by his great-uncle Kublai Khan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ghazan is the 1,397th most popular politician (down from 1,178th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Iran (up from 55th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Iranian Politician.

Ghazan is most famous for being the last Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ghazan ranks 1,397 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Taylor, Rayhana bint Zayd, Millard Fillmore, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Gaius Marcius Coriolanus. After him are Otto of Bavaria, Chulalongkorn, Michel Aoun, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Engelbert Dollfuss, and Andronikos I Komnenos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1271, Ghazan ranks 1. After him are Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Henry II of Jerusalem, Elizabeth of Portugal, Zhao Bing, Charles Martel of Anjou, Emperor Gong of Song, Mikhail of Tver, Judith of Habsburg, and Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1304, Ghazan ranks 2. Before him is Pope Benedict XI. After him are Emperor Go-Fukakusa, John II, Count of Holland, Matilda of Habsburg, Agnes of Brandenburg, Andrey of Gorodets, and Conrad, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Ghazan ranks 54 out of 631. Before him are Saadi Shirazi (1210), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), Reza Shah (1878), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), Mahsa Amini (1999), and Yazdegerd III (624). After him are Astyages (-700), Cambyses I (-600), Báb (1819), Öljaitü (1280), Attar of Nishapur (1145), and Moshe Katsav (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Ghazan ranks 25. Before him are Farah Pahlavi (1938), Hassan Rouhani (1948), Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), Reza Shah (1878), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), and Yazdegerd III (624). After him are Astyages (-700), Cambyses I (-600), Öljaitü (1280), Moshe Katsav (1945), Masoud Barzani (1946), and Cyaxares (-700).

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