Ḥasan Buzurg

Mongol leader

Also known as: Ḥasan the Tall

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\u1e24asan Buzurg was a Mongol leader who founded the Jal\u0101yirid dynasty. This dynasty eventually succeeded the Il-Khan dynasty as rulers of Iraq and Azerbaijan, with their capital in Baghdad from 1336 to 1432.1

\u1e24asan Buzurg served as governor of Anatolia under the Il-Khan Ab\u016b Sa\u02bf\u012bd. After Ab\u016b Sa\u02bf\u012bd's death, \u1e24asan Buzurg vied for power with his rival, \u1e24asan K\u00fc\u010d\u00fck, leading to the empire's fragmentation. \u1e24asan Buzurg established his dynasty in Baghdad, initiating a period of agitation against his rivals. His son, Uways I, expanded the Jal\u0101yirid territories, but the dynasty faced challenges from migrating tribes and invasions, notably from the Golden Horde and the Timurids.1

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Ḥasan Buzurg, founder of the dynasty, had served as governor of Anatolia (Rūm) under the Il-Khan Abū Saʿīd (reigned 1317–35). Following the death of Abū Saʿīd, Ḥasan Buzurg competed for real control of the empire with his rival, the Chūpānid amīr Ḥasan Küčük (“the Small,”…
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Ḥasan Buzurg, founder of the dynasty, had served as governor of Anatolia (Rūm) under the Il-Khan Abū Saʿīd (reigned 1317–35). Following the death of Abū Saʿīd, Ḥasan Buzurg competed for real control of the empire with his rival, the Chūpānid amīr Ḥasan Küčük (“the Small,”…
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The Il-Khans
…Chūpānids was eventually defeated by Ḥasan Buzurg (the Tall) of the Jalāyirids, who set up the Jalāyirid dynasty over Iraq, Kurdistan, and Azerbaijan; it lasted from 1336 to 1432. In Fars, Il-Khanid agents, the Injuids, after a spell of power during which Abū Isḥāq Injū had been the poet Hāfeẓ’s…
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…Chūpānids was eventually defeated by Ḥasan Buzurg (the Tall) of the Jalāyirids, who set up the Jalāyirid dynasty over Iraq, Kurdistan, and Azerbaijan; it lasted from 1336 to 1432. In Fars, Il-Khanid agents, the Injuids, after a spell of power during which Abū Isḥāq Injū had been the poet Hāfeẓ’s…
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