Aqsunqur sacks Tabriz in Ilkhan succession war

1326

In the final decade of the Ilkhanate, local emirs fought bloody wars around Tabriz and Maragheh for control of the Mongol court's last resources. Persian cities suffered repeated sackings and contractions under shifting warlords who taxed the populace into ruin. The Mongol peace that had enabled Marco Polo's journey had irretrievably ended.