Ghazan,s Submitting to Islam and its effect and Consequences on other Existing Religion and Sects in Iran.
Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research
mohammad karim usef jamali
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دانشیار گروه تاریخ
دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی نجف آباد
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Keywords: Shiism, the Mongols, Ilkhanids, Ghazan Khgan, Sunnism, Monotheist Religions and Sects,
Abstract :
Ghazan Khan was the elder son of Arghun Khan ,who was born in the Friday morning of 29th Rabi. All Akhar 670A.H.,in a village called "Abskun" in "Sultan Dawin ) in Mazandaran. After the death of Arghun and murdering of Gikhatu and Baydu , in the year of 694A.H.,he throned Himself as Ilkhan in Tabriz with the effords of Amir Nuruz,the Muslem Amir of Arghun. Coming to power of Ghazan was coincided with his acceptance of Islam (Hanafi sect) and getting power of hanafi Olama in Tabriz and elsewhere. At this time the situation in Tabriz became intolerable for non-muslems and other sects. Especiually the idol-temples, destruction of synagogues and Nasrani churches as well as Jewish synagogue were emanated .The centers Of idols ,belfry and cross were destructed in all over of Azarbayjan. Tabriz especially became empty of the presence of non-muslems. This paper considers and shows Ghazan,s efforts in widespreding Islam and its Sharia and the consequences of his submitting to Islam,his negligences and encountering intelligently with other religions as far as the main sources allow us.
