2018, vol. 6, no. 3. Akhundova N.F.

2018, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 489-503

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22378/2313-6197.2018-6-3.489-503

   THE PLACE OF SUFISM IN THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
OF THE GOLDEN HORDE AND HULAGUID RULERS

N.F. Akhundova
Institute of History named after A.A.Bakikhanov
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Baku, Аzerbaijan
nara.akhundova@hotmail.com

Abstract: Objective: The disclosure of the nature of the relations of the Turkic-Mongol khans with the Sufi sheikhs and the reason for the establishment of these relations.
Research materials: The Persian and Arabic sources, with the compositions of Ruzbikhan Khunji Isfaqani, al-Qashani, Hamd Allah Qazvini, Vassaf, Fadl Allah Rashid al-Din, and Ismail b. Bazzaz in particular being carefully compared in their modern translations.
Results and novelty of the research: As a result of the analysis of sources, the author revealed the most important episodes in the spiritual life of the Hulaguid and the Golden Horde’s Turkic-Mongol khans. It becomes clear that Mongol power not only provoked an unprecedented rise of Sufism, but was itself an active participant in this process. It is obvious that despite the ethnic environment and native religion, the Turkic-Mongols, who subdued territories in the Middle East and Central Asia, were definitely inclined to Sufism. The matter is not only apparent in the centralized politics of empire which reflected on the administrative-political rule of uluses, but also in the spiritual views of the representatives of the Ruling House. During the research, the author also considered issues of political situations in the context of which certain episodes from the life of the Mongol khans took place. Meticulous study of the sources gave the opportunity of finding numerous interesting facts from the history of Mongol rule.

Keywords: Golden Horde, Uzbek Khan, shaykh Sefi al-din, Sufism, Ilkhanate

For citation: Akhundova F.N. The Place of Sufism in the Spiritual Life of the Golden Horde and Hulaguid Rulers. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2018, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 489–503. DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2018-6-3.489-503

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About the author: Nargiz Faiq q. Akhundova – Dr. Sci. (History), Associated Professor, Leading Researcher and Head of International Relations, Department of the Institute of History under the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1638-2077 (115, H.Javid Ave, Baku AZ1148, Azerbaijan). E-mail: nara.akhundova@hotmail.com

Received  June 8, 2018   Accepted for publication  August 31, 2018
Published online September 29, 2018