Muhammad Khan (died July 1338) was a claimant to the throne of the
Ilkhanate. He was a great-grandson of Mengu Timur, who was a son of
Hulegu.
During the breakup of the Ilkhanate following the death of
Abu Sa'id in 1335, the Jalayirid
Hasan Buzurg raised Muhammad Khan to the throne. Muhammad Khan, who was still a young child, was of
Mongol blood and was therefore a way to legitimise Hasan Buzurg's rule from
Baghdad. In a battle taking place on July 26, 1336, Hasan Buzurg and Muhammad Khan defeated the forces of 'Ali Padshah and his puppet Ilkhan,
Musa. Hasan Buzurg then installed his claimant in
Tabriz. Over the next few years, the two strengthened their hold over western
Persia, but the appearance of the
Chobanid Hasan Kucek spoiled their rule. The two sides met in the
Alataq area on July 16, 1338, and Hasan Buzurg and Muhammad Khan were defeated. Hasan Buzurg fled; Muhammad Khan was captured by the Chobanids and executed.
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