This man appointed the brilliant Shams ad-Din as finance minister.
This man appointed the brilliant Shams ad-Din as finance minister. A diplomatic overture through John the Hungarian on the behalf of this ruler is thought to have been inspired by his wife Dokuz Khatun, mother Sorghagtani, and general Kitbuqa - all Christians - although Louis IX never joined with him. His later career was marked by conflict with Berke and an absence resulting in a loss to Qutuz and Baibars at Ayn Jalut, while his sons Tekuder and Abaqa took control of a kingdom eventually supplanted by the Safavids. Noted for capturing Alamut and smashing the Hashshashin before a 1258 victory over Al-Musta'sim, FTP, identify this brother of Mongke and Kublai, the leader of the Ilkhanate responsible for the rivers of blood that flowed during the sack of Baghdad.
This man appointed the brilliant Shams ad-Din as finance minister.
Hulagu Khan