Gaykhatu | |
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Il-khan | |
Reign | 1291–1295 |
Coronation | 23 July 1291 Ahlat |
Predecessor | Arghun |
Successor | Baydu |
Viceroy of Anatolia | |
Reign | 1284 - 1291 |
Predecessor | Qonqurtai |
Successor | Samagar |
Co-ruler | Hulachu (1284-1286) |
Born | c. 1259 |
Died | 21 March 1295 (aged 35–36) Tangree hill |
Spouse | Padishah Khatun |
Dynasty | Borjigin |
Father | Abaqa Khan |
Mother | Martai khatun |
Religion | Buddhism |
Gaykhatu (Mongolian script:ᠭᠠᠶᠢᠬᠠᠯᠳᠤ; Mongolian: Гайхалт, romanized: Gaikhalt, 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.