This is a timeline of the Ilkhanate.
13th century 1210s Year Date Event 1217 Hulagu Khan is born to Tolui and Sorghaghtani Beki 1218 autumn Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: Muhammad II of Khwarezm's forces clash with a Mongol army led by Jochi and Subutai, the battle ending inconclusively winter Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: A Muslim merchant delegation sent by Genghis Khan arrives at Otrar and the governor Inalchuq kills them, seizing their goods for himself; a sole survivor reaches Mongolia and alerts Genghis, who sends three more envoys to demand custody of Inalchuq - they are also killed 1219 fall Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: Ögedei and Chagatai take Otrar and massacres its population; Genghis Khan dispatches Jochi to conquer Syr Darya and another army to conquer Fergana
1220s Year Date Event 1220 15 February Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: Genghis Khan takes Bukhara and places Yelü Ahai in control of Transoxiana 16 March Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: Genghis Khan takes Samarkand and Muhammad II of Khwarezm flees to Nishapur; Genghis Khan dispatches Jebe and Subutai to destroy the sultan May Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: Jebe and Subutai take Balkh and capture Muhammad II of Khwarezm's mother Terken Khatun and family in the Zagros Mountains winter Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: Muhammad II of Khwarezm dies 1221 March Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: Tolui destroys Merv April Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: Jochi, Chagatai, and Ögedei destroy Urgench while Tolui takes Nishapur and Herat spring Battle of Parwan: Jalal al-Din Mangburni defeats a Mongol army led by Shigi Qutuqu in the Hindu Kush Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: Genghis Khan takes Termez Siege of Bamyan: Genghis Khan takes Bamyan; Chagatai's son Mutukan dies in the process November Battle of Indus: Genghis Khan defeats Jalal al-Din Mangburni, who swims across the Indus River and escapes
1230s Year Date Event 1231 August Mongol conquest of Khwarezmia: Chormaqan defeats Jalal al-Din Mangburni, who escapes only to be killed by an unknown Kurd; so ends the Khwarazmian dynasty 1232 Tolui is struck by sickness and dies 1236 Mongol invasions of Georgia: Chormaqan subjugates Georgia and Armenia
1240s Year Date Event 1242 Mongol invasions of Anatolia: Mongols take Erzurum 1243 26 June Battle of Köse Dağ: Baiju defeats Kaykhusraw II and subjugates the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia 1244 The Ayyubid dynasty gives tribute to the Mongols Badr al-Din Lu'lu' of Mosul submits to the Mongol Empire
1250s Year Date Event 1251 fall Möngke Khan places Hulagu Khan in charge of North China 1252 summer Möngke Khan charges Hulagu Khan with the invasion of taking Baghdad 1256 20 November Hulagu Khan takes Alamut from the Assassins Mongols defeat Kaykaus II at Aksaray and enthrone Kilij Arslan IV 1258 17 January Siege of Baghdad (1258): Hulagu Khan sends a Mongol contingent across the Tigris River which suffers a defeat against Aybak 18 January Siege of Baghdad (1258): Baiju floods the enemy camp and attacks, driving them back 29 January Siege of Baghdad (1258): Hulagu Khan lays siege to Baghdad 1 February Siege of Baghdad (1258): Mongol siege weapons breach Baghdad's Ajami tower 3 February Siege of Baghdad (1258): Mongol forces take Baghdad's walls 10 February Siege of Baghdad (1258): Al-Musta'sim, his sons, and 3,000 dignitaries surrender 13 February Siege of Baghdad (1258): Mongols sack Baghdad 20 February Siege of Baghdad (1258): Al-Musta'sim and his family are executed; so ends the first Abbasid Caliphate Hulagu Khan takes the title of Ilkhan, meaning "obedient khan" March Öljei Khatun's brother Bukha-Temur sacks Wasit
1260s Year Date Event 1260 January Siege of Aleppo (1260): Hulagu Khan takes Aleppo from An-Nasir Yusuf; so ends the Ayyubid dynasty The Principality of Antioch submits to the Mongol Empire 6 June Hulagu Khan receives news of Möngke Khan's death and retreats to Ahlat 26 July Battle of Ain Jalut: Qutuz of the Mamluks advance into Palestine and drive the Mongols from Gaza spring Hulagu Khan's son Yoshmut and commander Elege of the Jalayir take Mayyafaraqin and Mardin August Kitbuqa sacks Sidon 3 September Battle of Ain Jalut: Qutuz of the Mamluks defeats Mongol forces under Kitbuqa and push them back to the Euphrates 10 December First Battle of Homs: Baibars defeats a Mongol expedition into Syria Toluid Civil War: Berke of the Golden Horde allies with Ariq Böke and declares war on Hulagu Khan 1261 Mosul and Cizre rebel 1262 summer Rebellions in Mosul and Cizre are suppressed November Hulagu Khan kills his vizier Saif-ud-Din Bitigchi and replaces him with Shams al-Din Juvayni Berke–Hulagu war: Berke of the Golden Horde allies with the Mamluks and invades Azerbaijan Hulagu Khan gives Khorasan and Mazandaran to his son Abaqa and Azerbaijan to his other son Yoshmut 1263 13 January Berke–Hulagu war: Berke defeats Hulagu Khan's army on the Terek River 1265 8 February Hulagu Khan dies and is succeeded by his son Abaqa Khan 1266 Berke–Hulagu war: Berke dies in Tbilisi and is succeeded by his grandnephew Mengu-Timur
1270s Year Date Event 1270 Ghiyas-ud-din Baraq of the Chagatai Khanate invades the Ilkhanate but suffers defeat at the battle of Qara-Su near Herat 1271 Samagar raids Qalaat al-Madiq 1273 January Yisüder, brother of Abaqa, sacks Bukhara 1277 15 April Battle of Elbistan: Mamluks defeat Mongol forces at Elbistan
1280s Year Date Event 1281 29 October Second Battle of Homs: Abaqa's brother Möngke Temur is defeated by Mamluk forces 1282 Abaqa dies and is succeeded by his brother Tekuder, a Muslim 1284 Arghun, son of Abaqa, deposes Tekuder
1290s Year Date Event 1290 Golden Horde attacks Ilkhanate but is defeated by Arghun Nawrūz rebels and fails 1291 7 March Arghun is murdered by the very unpleasant Taghachar of the Baarin, who then enthrones Gaykhatu, Arghun's brother 1294 Gaykhatu copies the Yuan dynasty and tries to introduce paper money, which fails fantastically 1295 Taghachar deposes Gaykhatu and enthrones Baydu October Ghazan, son of Arghun, deposes Baydu and becomes ruler; also a Muslim 1299 22–23 December Battle of Wadi al-Khazandar: Ghazan defeats An-Nasir Muhammad of the Mamluks
14th century 1300s Year Date Event 1301 Ghazan makes a failed attempt to take Aleppo 1303 20 April Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1303): Mongol army under Kutlushah is defeated by the Mamluks 1304 11 May Ghazan dies and is succeeded by his brother Öljaitü 1307 June Ilkhanate tributizes Gilan, Ghazni, and Sistan 1308 winter Öljaitü converts to Twelver Shi'ism
1310s Year Date Event 1310 Kurds and Arabs in Erbil massacre the Christian population with the Ilkhanate's permission 1312 Ilkhanate seizes Ghazni 1316 Esen Buqa–Ayurbarwada war: Conflict breaks out between the Chagatai Khanate and the Yuan dynasty and Ilkhanate 16 December Öljaitü dies and is succeeded by his son Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan 1318 Chagataid elements rebel in Khorasan Öz Beg Khan attacks the Ilkhanate 1319 13 July Chupan defeats Mongol rebellions at the battle of Zanjan-Rud
1320s Year Date Event 1323 Ilkhanate makes peace with the Mamluk Sultunate
1330s Year Date Event 1335 30 November Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan dies and Ghiyas al-Din ibn Rashid al-Din enthrones Arpa Ke'un, a descendant of Ariq Böke; effective end of the Ilkhanate 1336 Arpa Ke'un is defeated by 'Ali Padsah of Baghdad, who enthrones Musa 1337 Musa is deposed by Hasan Buzurg, who enthrones Muhammad Khan 1338 Muhammad Khan is deposed by Hasan Kuchak, who enthrones Jahan Temür
1340s Year Date Event 1346 Black Plague spreads to the Ilkhanate
1350s Year Date Event 1356 Shaikh Awais Jalayir sets up his own Jalairid Sultanate; so ends the Ilkhanate
See also Timeline of the Yuan dynasty Timeline of the Chagatai Khanate Timeline of the Golden Horde Timeline of the Mongol Empire Timeline of Mongols prior to the Mongol Empire
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