Doquz-Chatun
Doquz-Chatun ( Persian دوقوز خاتون, DMG Doquz-Ḫatun , probably "Peacock Lady"; † June 16, 1265 ) was a Keraitic princess and the influential main wife of the Mongol ruler Hülegü .
She was the granddaughter or niece of Ong / Wang- Chans Toghril, whose tribe, the Nestorian Keraiten, nomadized near today's Ulaanbaatar . When Toghril was defeated by his former protégé Genghis Khan in 1203 and killed while trying to escape, the Mongolian Khan chose Doquz-Chatun to be the wife of his youngest son Tolui . However, he died in 1233 without the marriage being consummated, which is why Doquz-Chatun came under the protection and supervision of Tolui's son Hülegü. Both married in the period 1256–58 (on Hülegü's Persian campaign), but had no children together. The Ilkhan respected Doquz-Chatuns opinion and advice and z spared. B. the Christians after the conquest of Baghdad in 1258 . As a devout Christian, Doquz-Chatun carried a mobile church with her during Hülegü's campaigns. She also took great care of the children that Hülegü had from his concubines.
Doquz-Chatun died just four months after her husband; beforehand she had made sure that Abaqa could follow his father Hulegü as Ilchan.
literature
- Charles Melville: Article “ DOKUZ ḴĀTŪN ” in the Encyclopædia Iranica
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Doquz-Chatun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Doquz Khatun |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | keraitic princess and wife of Ilkhan Hülegü |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12th century or 13th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1265 |