The Ilkhan Ghazan Khan's Conversion to Islam

1295 CE · İran · religious

The Ilkhan Ghazan became a Muslim and proclaimed Islam the state religion.

It was a new stage in the Perso-Mongol synthesis: the Ilkhanids now applied Islamic law, while Persian continued as the language of administration. In the era of Rashid al-Din, miniature painting and historiography flourished at the Ilkhanid court.

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What was The Ilkhan Ghazan Khan's Conversion to Islam?
The Ilkhan Ghazan became a Muslim and proclaimed Islam the state religion.
When did The Ilkhan Ghazan Khan's Conversion to Islam happen?
1295 CE
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İran