tema 7

1.

The Eldenizids and the Ilkhanate
Azerbaijan in the 12th–14th centuries
Local dynasties and Mongol rule
State traditions, change and continuity
Group: 646R | University: AzTU
Student: Iunusov Arif

2.

Shams ad-Din Eldeniz
Rose from a mamluk to a powerful atabeg
Received Arran in 1136; Barda was his base
Helped place Akhsitan I on the Shirvan throne in 1160

3.

The Eldenizid State at Its Peak
Strongest under Muhammad
Jahan Pahlawan and Qizil Arslan
Important centres: Nakhchivan,
Hamadan and Tabriz
Azerbaijani Turkic and Persian
were used
Map: c. 1180

4.

The First Mongol Campaign (1220–1222)
Jebe and Subutai entered
Azerbaijan in 1220
Tabriz and other cities resisted or
paid tribute
The Mongols left through the
Derbent passage

5.

Jalal ad-Din and the End of the Eldenizids
Jalal ad-Din took Tabriz in 1225
Local revolts opposed Khwarazmian rule
The Eldenizid dynasty ended in 1225

6.

The Second Mongol Conquest (1231–1239)
Chormaqan led the new campaign from 1231
Nakhchivan was devastated in 1232–1233; Ganja fell in 1235
The conquest was completed by 1239

7.

The Ilkhanate Is Founded (1256)
Hulegu established the Ilkhanate
in 1256
Maragha and Tabriz became major
centres
Azerbaijan was an important
political centre

8.

Ghazan Khan’s Reforms (1295–1304)
Strengthened central government and tax rules
Introduced reforms in landholding and money
Accepted Islam and took the name Mahmud

9.

Culture and Architecture
Poets: Nizami, Khaqani and Mahsati Ganjavi
Ajami Nakhchivani shaped local architecture
Momine Khatun Mausoleum was built in 1186

10.

The End of the Ilkhanate
After 1335, the state faced a serious crisis
Chobanids and Jalayirids fought for power
The Huleguid line ended in 1357