Uljay Qutlugh Khatun
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Shehraban, Ilkhanate
Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan
| Uljay Qutlugh Khatun | |
|---|---|
| Empress consort of the Ilkhanate | |
| Born | 14 March 1297 Shehraban, Ilkhanate |
| Died | Unknown |
| Spouse | Bistam Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan |
| Issue | Unnamed daughter |
| House | Borjigin |
| Father | Ghazan |
| Mother | Bulughan Khatun |
| Religion | Islam |
Uljay Qutlugh Khatun (Persian: الجای قتلق خاتون; born 14 March 1297) (lit. "Queen Uljay Qutlugh), also Öljei Qutlugh, Oljai Kutlugh or Uljaki, was a Mongol princess, and empress consort of the Ilkhanate as the principal wife of Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan.
Uljay Qutlugh Khatun was born on 14 March 1297 at Shehraban.[1] She was the only daughter of Ghazan Khan. Her mother was Bulughan Khatun,[2] the daughter of Otman, and granddaughter of Obetay Nuyun of the Qonqirut tribe. Bulughan married Ghazan in October 1295, after both of them converted to Islam. Uljay had a younger full brother named Alju, who died in infancy.[3]
Marriages
Bistam
On 17 September 1303, Ghazan betrothed Uljay to Bistam,[4][5] the eldest son of Ghazan's younger brother Öljaitü Khan. The marriage took place on 12 January 1305,[6] when Uljay was seven.[7] By marrying Ghazan's only surviving child to his eldest son, Öljaitu wished to consolidate his position as well as that of his successor, as heir to Ghazan's legacy.[8]
Abu Sa'id
After Bistam's premature death, Uljay was betrothed to his younger brother Abu Saʿid,[9] at the time of the prince's departure to Khurasan. The marriage took place before his accession to the throne on 5 July 1317,[4] and Uljay became his chief and most beloved wife.[3] She had a daughter with Abu Sa'id.
Shushtar was allocated to the wages (mavajib) of Uljay Qutlugh.[10]