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HOBANIDS (Chupanids, Pers |
 | | Although at first the Chobanids maintained the fiction that they were vassals of the ruling house of Hülegü (Hu@la@gu@), after the collapse of Il-khanid authority they became effectively independent rulers of the areas that they were able to seize. |
 | | It is possible to identify four different phases in the history of the Chobanids: the rise and fall of Ùoba@n, recovery and unity during the rise of H®asan(-e) Ku@±ek, fratricidal divisions once the family was in power, and the reign of Malek AÞraf and the end of Chobanid rule. |
 | | The main instrument in the revival of Chobanid fortunes after this major setback was the beautiful Bag@da@d K¨a@tu@n, whom her husband now thought it prudent to divorce in favor of Abu@ Sa¿^d. |
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