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Nakhchivan

نخجوان

Capital of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

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Persia & Central Asia
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Place of death of
Baydu· Shams al-Din Ildiguz
Birthplace of
Jalil Mammadguluzadeh
Site of
Battle of Nakhchivan

People and things also explored

Gaykhatu· قازان بن أرغون بن أبغا بن هولاكو· Hamida Javanshir· هولاكو خان· Alley of Honor· Baku· Hamadan· Ilkhanate

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islam.museum contributors. “Nakhchivan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/nakhchivan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Gaykhatu

Gaykhatu was Ilkhan from 690/1291 to 694/1295, the younger son of Abaqa, raised to power by the Mongol leaders after the death of his brother Arghun. The Encyclopaedia of Islam describes his unbounded liberality and his emptying of the treasury, and says he was the only Ilkhan to carry out no executions. On his finance minister's advice he introduced Chinese-style paper money, the state's finances collapsed, and he was deserted by his amirs and executed when Baydu advanced against him.