Which khanate eventually included much of the Abbasid empire?

Which khanate eventually included much of the Abbasid empire?

• A. Ilkhanate
• B. Golden Horde
• C. Yuan Dynasty
• D. Chagatai Khanate

Answer: (A)

After the Mongol conquests, the empire split into regional khanates, and one of them, the Ilkhanate, came to rule the heartland of the old Abbasid Caliphate. Hulagu’s campaigns culminated in the fall of Baghdad in 1258, and the Ilkhanate then controlled much of Iraq and western Iran, effectively including much of the Abbasid empire within its domain. The other khanates were in different regions: the Golden Horde ruled north of the Caspian and into Russia, the Yuan Dynasty governed China, and the Chagatai Khanate wrapped around Central Asia. So the Ilkhanate is the one that encompassed the Abbasid territories.

After the Mongol conquests, the empire split into regional khanates, and one of them, the Ilkhanate, came to rule the heartland of the old Abbasid Caliphate. Hulagu’s campaigns culminated in the fall of Baghdad in 1258, and the Ilkhanate then controlled much of Iraq and western Iran, effectively including much of the Abbasid empire within its domain. The other khanates were in different regions: the Golden Horde ruled north of the Caspian and into Russia, the Yuan Dynasty governed China, and the Chagatai Khanate wrapped around Central Asia. So the Ilkhanate is the one that encompassed the Abbasid territories.