Empire of Trebzond (Ilkhanate)

This article is about the specific polity Empire of Trebzond (Ilkhanate) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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After the Battle of Köse Dağ, the Empire of Trebizond became a vassal of the Mongol Empire (from 1260 a vassal of its successor in the region, the Ilkhanate).

Establishment

January 1261: The Mongol Empire fragmented into four political units: the Golden Horde, the Ilkhanate, the Yuan Dynasty and the Chagatai Khanate.

Chronology

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1. Mongol Civil Wars

Were a series of wars between the successor states of the Mongol Empire.

1.1.Toluid Civil War

Was a war of succession over the Mongol Empire fought between Kublai Khan and his younger brother, Ariq Böke, from 1260 to 1264.

1.1.1.Division of the Mongol Empire

The Mongol Empire fragmented into four successor states at the beginning of the Toluid Civil War.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 1262: Amisus (Simesso/Samsun) was one of the Genoese colonies on the Black Sea from 1261.

January 1266: Sinop returned to Turkish control in 1265.

January 1278: In 1277, the territory of Sinope was taken over by the Pervâneoğulları, a small and short-lived beylical dynasty. The Pervâneoğulları ruled over Sinope and its surrounding region for a brief period of time.

January 1311: In 1310, the city of Erzurum was occupied by the Empire of Trebizond, which was a successor state of the Byzantine Empire. The Ilkhanate, a Mongol khanate, also had control over the region during this time.

January 1311: The Beyliks of Canik were a group of small Turkoman principalities in northern Anatolia during the 14th and 15th centuries. In 1310, the territory of Canik was established, encompassing regions that were previously under the control of the Seljuk Empire. The Beyliks of Canik played a significant role in the political landscape of Anatolia during this period.

January 1329: An the Anatolian beylik of the Eretnids succeeded the Ilkhanid governors in Anatolia and ruled in a large region extending between Caesarea, Sebastea and Amaseia in Central Anatolia.