possesses divine faith and royal splendor." The name "Öz Beg" was of Turkic origin and had been mentioned in the Middle East even before the campaigns of Genghis Khan. This name is found in Osama Bin Munqidh's "Book of Edification" that describes the events that took place in Iran under the Seljuqs. Author notes that one of the generals of the army of the ruler of Hamadan, Bursuq, in 1115–1116, was the "emir of the troops" – Öz Beg – the ruler of Mosul. According to Rashid al-Din Hamadani, the last representative of the Ildegizid Turkic dynasty, who ruled in Tabriz, was called Öz Beg Muzaffar (1210–1225). Notes References Atwood, Christopher P. Encyclopedia of Mongolia and the Mongol Empire. New York: Facts On File, 2004. Bor, Zhu̇gdėriĭn. Mongol khiĭgėėd Evroaziĭn diplomat shastir. Ulaanbaatar: [Olon Ulsyn Kharilt︠s︡aany Surguulʹ], 2001. Gibb, H. A. R. (trans.), The Travels of Ibn Baṭṭūṭa A. D. 1325–1354. Vol. 2. Cambridge, 1962. Howorth, H. H., History of the Mongols from the 9th to the 19th Century. Part II.1. London, 1880. Morgan, David. The Mongols. Oxford: Blackwell, 1990. Vohidov, Š. H. (trans.), Istorija Kazahstana v persidskih istočnikah. 3. Muˤizz al-ansāb. Almaty, 2006. Seleznëv, J. V., Èlita Zolotoj Ordy: Naučno-spravočnoe izdanie, Kazan', 2009. Zimonyi, I., "Ibn Baṭṭūṭa on the First Wife of Özbeg Khan," Central Asiatic Journal 49 (2005) 303–309. See also List of Khans of the Golden Horde 1282 births 1341 deaths Khans of the Golden Horde Mongol Empire Muslims Converts to Islam 14th-century monarchs in Asia Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown