The Political Baekground of The Mongolian Conquest and Hülagü's West Conquest (1256-1260)

Authors : Laura Venegoni

Pages : 29-42

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Publication Date : 2007-06-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :After the election of Möngka Qan (1252-1259), he  decided to expand the borders of the empire; consequently,  Hülagü Qan was given the duty to invade the South West Asia.  This paper examines the west conquest of Hülagü Qan in  between the years 1256-1260 from the points of Mongolian  conquests and the political background of the conquests.
Keywords : Hülagü, the Mongolian empire, the Mongolian conquest, the political background of the Mongolian conquests, the South West Asia