The status of Christians in Baghdad Since the Collapse of Dar-Al-Khalafah until Ilkhanan's decay
Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)Mostafa naseri rad 1 , Fatemeh sadat seyied ghavami 2
1 - Takestan branch. Islamic azad university. Takestan, iran
2 - Takestan branch. Islamic azad university. Takestan, iran
Keywords: Christians, Baghdad, Muslims, Ilkhanan,
Abstract :
Abstract: With the fall of Bani Abbas's Caliphate by Holakoo who was the founder ofthe Ilkhanan dynasty, Baghdad played the rold of one of the capitals of this new dynastyuntil 736 H.L / 1335 A.D. In spite of first Ilkhanan's attention to Buddhism, religioustolerance and some other necessities, influenced the activity of followers of variousreligions in Baghdad. As one of the most significant effects can be mentioned toexpansion of Christian activities who were living in Baghdad – in Bani Abbas period –long before selecting Baghdad into the capital. It seems that Ilkhanan's behavior againstChristianity is more likely to be affected by political factors. Although, Popes andEuropean kings approached Mogul in order to weaken and destroy Islam of first, afterthe formation of the Ilkhani government, fight with countries which held Syria and theHoly Land was the common purpose that forced Ilkhanan to unite with Christians.Investigating the role of Ilkhanan's support of Christians and also providing evidence ofChristian life in Baghdad in Ilkhanan's period, is the main subject of this research named"The Status of Christians in Baghdad since the collapse of the Dar-Al-Khalafah". Basedon the findings of this study, the Christians of Baghdad, considered the Mogulgovernment as a great opportunity for show-off and power broking and they hated andtook rerange Muslims in Baghdad as far as they could.
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