Ilkhanid Architecture
Ilkhanid architecture was a period in Iranian architecture, Iranian and Islamic architecture corresponding with the Mongols, Mongol-ruled Ilkhanate in and around the Greater Iran, region of Iran. Architecture in this region and period continued earlier Iranian Islamic features but brought advancements in the design of domed structures and in the production of Ceramic glaze, glazed tile decoration. These developments set the stage for later periods, including Timurid architecture. General From the 13th century to the early 16th century, Iran and Central Asia came under the control of two major dynasties descended from the Mongol conqueror Genghis Khan, the Ilkhanids (1256–1353) and the Timurid dynasty, Timurids (1370–1506). This period saw the construction of some of the largest and most ambitious Iranian monuments of the Islamic world. The Ilkhanids were initially traditional nomadic Mongols, but at the end of the 13th century, Ghazan Khan () converted to Islam and aided a c ...
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