The Reflection of the Changes in the Lifestyle of Mongols in the Architecture of the Ilkhanid Era

Main purpose of this paper is to present observation in regards to architectural design for the second period expansion of the Ilkhanid era (Ghazan & Uljaytu). Inhabitance of central Asia had migrated or conquered bordering lands many times. Mongolians were the last group of migrant that settled in China and Iran. Tolerance of new land inhabitance of migrants had equal benefits for both side. An example of this mutual benefit is change in Mongolians’ barbaric lifestyle and new architectural design in Iran. Study of architectural design and city building in the Ilkhanid era opens a window into mutual benefits between local Iranian people and Mongolian migrants. On one hand architectural design of this period have a big problem since some scholars of seven and eight century referred to this era as period of big architectural development and city building; on the other hand this is the period of tolerance for Mongolian influence in Iran. This observation relays on historic facts and tries to replace expansion thoughts with focus on conquerors and kingdoms.