Ghazan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ghazan

Mongol ruler

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1271

Place of Birth: Mazandaran Province, Iran

Date of Death: 11-May-1304

Profession: sovereign

Nationality: Mongolia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Mahmud Ghazan (1271– 11 May 1304) (Mongolian: ????? ????, Persian: ????? ????, sometimes referred to as Casanus by Westerners) was the seventh ruler of the Mongol Empire's Ilkhanate division in modern-day Iran from 1295 to 1304.
He was the son of Arghun and Quthluq Khatun, grandson of Abaqa Khan continuing a long line of rulers who were direct descendants of Genghis Khan.
Considered the most prominent of the Ilkhans, he is best known for making a political conversion to Islam in 1295 when he took the throne, marking a turning point for the dominant religion of Mongols in Western Asia (Iran, Iraq, Anatolia and Transcaucasia).
His principal wife was Kököchin, a Mongol princess (originally betrothed to Ghazan's father Arghun before his death) sent by his Khagan Kublai Khan. Military conflicts during Ghazan's reign included war with the Egyptian Mamluks for control of Syria, and battles with the Turko-Mongol Chagatai Khanate.
Ghazan also pursued diplomatic contacts with Europe, continuing his predecessors' unsuccessful attempts at forming a Franco-Mongol alliance.
A man of high culture, Ghazan spoke multiple languages, had many hobbies, and reformed many elements of the Ilkhanate, especially in the matter of standardizing currency and fiscal policy.