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1. Hulegu Khan

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   Following the destruction of Baghdad, Hülegü pressed his advantage westward into Syria. His forces captured Aleppo and briefly threatened Damascus. However, this advance was abruptly halted by the unexpected death of the Great Khan Möngke in 1259.
   According to Yassa (Mongol law), all high-ranking princes of the blood were required to return to the Mongol heartland to participate in the kurultai (election assembly). Hülegü, though reluctant, withdrew the bulk of his army to Persia, leaving a substantial but depleted force under his general, Kitbuqa Noyan, to ove…