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Abaqa Khan

1234 - 1282

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Abaqa Khan (27 February 1234 – 4 April 1282, Mongolian: Абаха/Абага хан (Khalkha Cyrillic), ᠠᠪᠠᠭ᠎ᠠᠬᠠᠨ (Traditional script), "paternal uncle", also transliterated Abaġa), was the second Mongol ruler (Ilkhan) of the Ilkhanate. The son of Hulagu Khan and Lady Yesünčin and the grandson of Tolui, he reigned from 1265 to 1282 and was succeeded by his brother Ahmed Tekuder. Much of Abaqa's reign was consumed with civil wars in the Mongol Empire, such as those between the Ilkhanate and the northern khanate of the Golden Horde, and the Chagatai Khanate in Central Asia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abaqa Khan has received more than 393,006 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Abaqa Khan is the 1,326th most popular politician (up from 1,519th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Mongolia (down from 11th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Mongolian Politician.

Abaqa Khan was the second Ilkhanid ruler of the Mongol Empire. He was the son of Hulagu Khan, and succeeded his brother Möngke Khan.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Abaqa Khan ranks 1,326 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Kamil, Christian V of Denmark, Isaac Herzog, Uzun Hasan, John IV of Portugal, and Olaf Tryggvason. After him are Alexios V Doukas, Charles-Henri Sanson, Maymunah bint al-Harith, Carus, Leo VI the Wise, and Seongjong of Joseon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1234, Abaqa Khan ranks 1. After him are Kaliman I of Bulgaria, Matilda II, Countess of Nevers, and Frik. Among people deceased in 1282, Abaqa Khan ranks 2. Before him is Michael VIII Palaiologos. After him are Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Nichiren, Agnes of Bohemia, Mengu-Timur, Ibn Khallikan, Traidenis, George Akropolites, Margaret Sambiria, and Mechthild of Magdeburg.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Abaqa Khan ranks 12 out of 71. Before him are Tolui (1191), Börte (1161), Berke (1209), Subutai (1175), Modu Chanyu (-234), and Ariq Böke (1219). After him are Jebe (1137), Toghrul (1130), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Altan Khan (1507), Sorghaghtani Beki (1190), and Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mongolia

Among politicians born in Mongolia, Abaqa Khan ranks 9. Before him are Chagatai Khan (1183), Tolui (1191), Börte (1161), Berke (1209), Modu Chanyu (-234), and Ariq Böke (1219). After him are Jebe (1137), Toghrul (1130), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Altan Khan (1507), Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), and Baydu (1300).

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