Milestone·Later empires
Ghazan Khan Converts to Islam
- Date
- 1295 CE694 AH731 years ago
- Place
- Tabriz, Ilkhanate of Persia
- People
- Ghazan Khan
Ghazan Khan, ruler of the Ilkhanate in Persia, converted to Islam in 1295 CE (694 AH). He was the first Ilkhan to adopt Islam publicly, and he made it the state religion. Ghazan reformed taxation and supported the rebuilding of cities that had suffered in the Mongol wars. His conversion encouraged many Mongols in Persia to accept Islam over the following decades.
Why it matters
His conversion turned the Ilkhanate into a Muslim state and changed the relationship between Persian and Mongol elites.