This ruler sent John the Hungarian as a diplomat to Pope Urban IV and King Louis IX of France, and this ruler also employed the Latin European scribe Rychaldus.
This ruler sent John the Hungarian as a diplomat to Pope Urban IV and King Louis IX of France, and this ruler also employed the Latin European scribe Rychaldus. This ruler's first successful military campaign came against the Lur people. Later, this man sacked the fortress of (*) Alamut. This man had a Christian wife and according to legend he allowed a mass to be celebrated in the Grand Mosque after his capture of Damascus. After conquering Syria this man demanded the surrender of Sultan Qutuz of Egypt, which would result in this man's defeat at the Battle of Ayn Jalut. For ten points, name this founder of the Ilkhanate, a Mongol khan who conquered the Middle East.
This ruler sent John the Hungarian as a diplomat to Pope Urban IV and King Louis IX of France, and this ruler also employed the Latin European scribe Rychaldus.
{Hulagu} Khan