Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: States and Territories Established in 1250, States and Territories Established in 1251, States and Territories Established in 1252, States and Territories Established in 1254, States and Territories Established in 1256, States and Territories Established in 1258, Ilkhanate, Schweinfurt, Bahri Dynasty, Sflingen Abbey, Karamano?lu, Isenburg-Limburg, Duchy of G?ogw, Solms, Mamluk Sultanate, Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg, Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst, Principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben, Solms-Braunfels, Kingdom of Lithuania. Excerpt: PersianOfficial: educational, high court, military usage, literary, spoken by majority of public The Ilkhanate, also spelled Il-khanate or Il Khanate (Persian:, Mongolian:, Chinese: ), was a Mongol khanate established in Persia in the 13th century, considered a part of the Mongol Empire. The Ilkhanate was based, originally, on Genghis Khan's campaigns in the Khwarezmid Empire in 12191224, and founded by Genghis's grandson, Hulagu, in what territories which today comprise most of Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, and western Pakistan. The Ilkhanate initially embraced many religions, but was particularly sympathetic to Buddhism and Christianity, and sought a Franco-Mongol alliance with the Crusaders in order to conquer Palestine. Later Ilkhanate rulers, beginning with Ghazan in 1295, embraced Islam. When Muhammad II of Khwarezm executed the merchants dispatched by the Mongols, Genghis Khan declared war on Khwrazm-Shh dynasty in 1219. The Mongols overran the whole empire, occupying all major cities and centers between 1219 to 1221. Although, Persian Iraq was ravaged by the Mongol detachment under Jebe and Subedei, they left the area in ruin. Transoxiana came under the M... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=542300