Gaykhatu

Gaykhatu
Gaykhatu enthroned, 15th century miniature
Il-khan
Reign1291–1295
Coronation23 July 1291
Ahlat
PredecessorArghun
SuccessorBaydu
Viceroy of Anatolia
Reign1284 - 1291
PredecessorQonqurtai
SuccessorSamagar
Co-rulerHulachu (1284-1286)
Bornc. 1259
Died21 March 1295 (aged 35–36)
Tangree hill
SpousePadishah Khatun
DynastyBorjigin
FatherAbaqa Khan
MotherMartai khatun
ReligionBuddhism

Gaykhatu (Mongolian script:ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠯᠳᠤ; Mongolian: Гайхалт, romanizedGaikhalt, lit.'Surprising')[1] was the fifth Ilkhanate ruler in Iran. He reigned from 1291 to 1295. His Buddhist baghshi gave him the Tibetan name Rinchindorj (Standard Tibetan: རིན་ཆེན་རྡོ་རྗེ, lit.'Jewel Diamond') which appeared on his paper money.

  1. ^ "Gaykhatu". Nouah's Ark General Trading. Retrieved 1 July 2013.