Absh Khatun

Absh Khatun was a Queen of Persia from 1263 to 1287. Her mother was Bibi Khatun.

She married Manku Timur and lived in Urdu, capital of the Ilkhanate. Her father-in-law, Khan Hulägu, sent Absh to Shiraz to rule in 1263. When Absh returned to Shiraz the people were happy. Coins were made in her name.^[1] She was the last ruler of the Atabek dynasty.^[2]

References

↑ Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality. "Absh Khatun". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
↑ Guida Myrl Jackson-Laufer (1999). Women rulers throughout the ages: an illustrated guide. Santa Barbara, California: ABL-CIO. ISBN 1-57607-091-3.

More books

Mernissi, Fatima. The Forgotten Queens of Islam. Mary Jo Lakeland. Minneapolis:University of Minnesota Press, 1993. p. 104.
Uçok Un, Badriye. Al-nisa’ al-hakimat fi tarikh. Trans. I. Daquqi. Baghdad:Matba’a al-Sa’dun, 1973. pp. 101ff.

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[1] Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality. "Absh Khatun". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.

[2] Guida Myrl Jackson-Laufer (1999). Women rulers throughout the ages: an illustrated guide. Santa Barbara, California: ABL-CIO. ISBN 1-57607-091-3.

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