Yoshmut

Yoshmut
Battle of Mayyafaraqin (1259) headed by Yoshmut
Shams al-Dîn Kâshânî, 15th century
Viceroy of Arran and Azerbaijan
Tenure1265 - 1271
Bornafter 1234
Mongolia
DiedJuly 18, 1271(1271-07-18) (aged 36–37)
HouseBorjigin
FatherHulagu
MotherNogachin Aghachi

Yoshmut (Persian: يوشموت) was an Ilkhanate prince and one of the eldest sons of Hulagu. According to Dai Matsui[1] and Daniel King,[2] his name was of Christian Uyghur origin and ultimately derived from the Sogdian word "ʿywšmbt" (cognate with Persian: دوشنبه, romanizedDushanbah, lit.'Monday').

  1. ^ 白 (Dai), 玉冬 (Matsui); 松井 (Yudong), 太 (Bai) (2016-10-31). "フフホト白塔のウイグル語題記銘文" [Old Uigjur Inscriptions of the White Pagoda, Hohhot]. 内陸アジア言語の研究. 31: 29–77. hdl:11094/58627. ISSN 1341-5670.
  2. ^ King, Daniel (2018-12-12). The Syriac World. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-48211-6.