Hulagu Khan (ca. 1216-1265) was a Mongol conqueror and the founder of the dynasty of the Il-Khans of Iran. He also suppressed the Ismaili sect and defeated the last Abbasid caliph. Hulagu--the native form of his name is Hüle'ü, whence the...

c. 1217-1265 Mongol ruler and founder of the Il-khanid dynasty who, while playing a major role in the destruction of medieval Iranian and Iraqi civilization, fostered learning through his assistance to al-Tusi and others. Grandson of Genghis Khan,...

Hulagu Khan, also known as Hulagu, Hülegü or Hulegu (Chinese: 旭烈兀; pinyin: Xùlièwù; Chagatai/Persian: ہلاکو - Halaku; Arabic:هولاكو; c. 1217 – 8 February 1265), was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of Southwest Asia. A...

THE MORE that is known about the peddling of parts and designs for nuclear weapons by the network of the Pakistani metallurgist A.Q. Khan, the more pressing is the need to have him divulge what he knows about his network's past and current transactions....

ON JUNE 19 of last year, 120 members of a famously secretive organization met to discuss recent accusations that sexual and ethical infractions had been committed by one of their own. Violating the organization's oath to minister to those in need, this member had...