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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abaqa Khan has received more than 367,147 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Abaqa Khan is the 1,523rd most popular politician (down from 1,485th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Mongolia and the 8th 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 1,523 out of 15,577Before him are Philip V of Macedon, John II of Castile, Mengistu Haile Mariam, Minamoto no Yoritomo, Ferdinand I of León, and Theuderic I. After him are Ioannis Metaxas, Raisa Gorbacheva, Theresa May, Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Childebert I, and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1234, Abaqa Khan ranks 1After him are Kaliman I of Bulgaria and Frik. Among people deceased in 1282, Abaqa Khan ranks 3Before him are Michael VIII Palaiologos and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. After him are Nichiren, Agnes of Bohemia, Mengu-Timur, George Akropolites, Ibn Khallikan, Traidenis, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and Margaret Sambiria.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Abaqa Khan ranks 11 out of 63Before him are Jochi (1181), Börte (1161), Subutai (1175), Modu Chanyu (-234), Berke (1209), and Ariq Böke (1219). After him are Jebe (1137), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Toghrul (1130), Sorghaghtani Beki (1190), Altan Khan (1507), and Baydu (1300).

Among POLITICIANS In Mongolia

Among politicians born in Mongolia, Abaqa Khan ranks 8Before him are Batu Khan (1207), Tolui (1191), Börte (1161), Modu Chanyu (-234), Berke (1209), and Ariq Böke (1219). After him are Jebe (1137), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Toghrul (1130), Altan Khan (1507), Baydu (1300), and Esen Taishi (1407).