Gaykhatu (Mongolian script:ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠯᠳᠤ; Mongolian: Гайхалт, romanized: Gaikhalt, lit. 'Surprising') was the fifth Ilkhanate ruler in Iran. He reigned from...

who was in turn the fifth son of Hulagu Khan. He succeeded his cousin Gaykhatu as khan of the Ilkhanate state in 1295. He was born in Mongolia to Taraqai...

reign of Arghun's brother, Gaykhatu. The majority of Mongols converted to Islam while the Mongol court remained Buddhist. Gaykhatu had to buy the support...

of Arghun, and supported Ghazan's uncle Gaykhatu as the new il khan. Despite being boyhood rivals, Gaykhatu sent aid to Ghazan's fight against Nawruz...

executed next day. Another contingent of army was sent to Jazira, from where Gaykhatu and Baydu fled to Khorasan, to Arghun's encampment while several emirs...

himself, returning to the pro-Christian policies of Abaqa. A younger son, Gaykhatu, assumed the throne in 1291. Abaqa had sixteen consorts and children with...

candidate Gaykhatu would replace them with his subordinates in Anatolia, lying him that Baydu was already taken the throne. Suspicious Gaykhatu tortured...

executed the next day. An army contingent was sent to Jazira, from where Gaykhatu and Baydu fled to Khorasan, to Arghun's encampment while several emirs...

to Iran, where he explained Yuan paper money to the Il-khanate court of Gaykhatu. The Il-khanate government issued paper money in 1294, but public distrust...

Mū'hazzab ūd-Dīn Masūd [tr] (r. 1297–1300) Taraqay Arghun (r. 1284–1291) Gaykhatu (r. 1291–1295) Osman of Ottomans (r. 1299-1323/4) Ghiyāth ad-Dīn Mas'ūd...