El Qutlugh Khatun
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El Qutlugh | |
|---|---|
| Noble family | Borjigin |
| Spouse(s) | Ghurbatai Güregen |
| Father | Abaqa Khan |
| Mother | Bulujin Egechi |
El Qutlugh Khatun (Persian: ايلقتلغ; fl. 1323) was the daughter of Abaqa Khan (r. 1265–82), the second Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate. Her story, included in Khalīl ibn Aybeg al-Ṣafadī's (around 1297-1363) bibliographic dictionary, sheds light on changing gender norms during the widespread conversion in the Ilkhanate to Islam.[1] Her story also depicts the status of women during the period.[2]
It is unclear how many women went on the Hajj during the pre-modern era. According to al-Ṣafadī', however, El Qutlugh was one of the women who did make the journey. She travelled on horseback (not in a palanquin fastened to a camel) with a quiver of arrows at her waist. There were differences in her journey in comparison to the wives of senior Mamluk officials from the same period.[3] Her Hajj trip took place in 1323.
