Amin al-Din Murjan
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Amin al-Din Murjan (Arabic: أمين الدين مرجان) also known as Khwaja Murjan[1] was a 14th-century politician who served under the Jalayirid Sultanate.[2][3][4][5] He was a loyalist and former servant of Shaykh Uways Jalayir, and was later appointed as his emir to govern over Baghdad, Iraq.[2][3][4][5] Murjan founded the historic Murjan Mosque and was buried in the adjoining madrasa which was attached to it, which was ultimately demolished in 1946 by the Iraqi government.[2][3][4][5]
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Amin al-Din Murjan | |||||
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Emir of Baghdad | |||||
Reign | unknown–1372 | ||||
Coronation | 1946 | ||||
Predecessor | Position started | ||||
Successor | Position abolished | ||||
Died | 1372 Baghdad, Iraq | ||||
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Dynasty | Ilkhanid Dynasty | ||||
Father | Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman | ||||
Religion | Islam |
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