Succession of GayKātū Khan and Challenges of the Bāydū Reign

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Shokufeh Hasanpur ¹ (دانشجوی دکتری تاریخ واحد نجف آباد. دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی نجف آباد. ایران.)
Fereydun Allahyari ² (دانشیار گروه تاریخ دانشگاه اصفهان)
Feyzallah boushasb ³ (استادیار دانشگاه گروه تاریخ واحد نجف اباد. دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی نجف آباد. ایران)

Received: 2015-10-14 Accepted : 2015-11-21 Published : 2015-11-22

Keywords: &emsp, , Gaykātū, Bāydū, Kurultai, rulers, Khatuns (Empresses), Gāzān,

Abstract :

Iranians were the first nation who have established a legitimate government. Among the traditions from ancient Iran, it is mentioned that the first human and the first King (Shah) of Iran was Keyumars and since then, selection of King was considered the serious challenge in Iran history. So, becoming a king required legitimacy. It helped people to sit on the royal throne and would led to political stability and durability of the king, but if it would have been omitted, it would result in political transformation and the loss of the throne. Periods of Mongol and rule of Ilkhanate were the critical period full of contradictions about legitimacy building in Iranian history. Relying on tribal and ethnic traditions of conquerors, the approach to the Iranian thoughts and Islamic theory of government have intensified the internal challenges of Ilkhanate government and has emerged massive crises in this turbulent period. The main question of legitimacy is from where and based on what rules and regulations Bāydū Khanhas acquired his Ilkhanid right? With what criteria Iranian and Mongolian societies justify their obedience? So, after an introduction to the formation of Ilkhanid government, this paper studies the Gaykātū government, Gaykātū battle with Bāydū, Bāydū sit on the Ilkhanid throne, battle with Gāzān and so on.