Byzantine wife of 13th century Mongol ruler, Abaqa Khan
For other people by this name, see Maria Palaiologina (disambiguation).
Maria Palaiologina
Khatun of Ilkhanate
Maria Palaiologina, depicted in a Byzantine mosaic in Chora Church, Istanbul
Tenure
1265 – 1282
Noble family
Palaiologos
Spouse(s)
Abaqa Khan
Issue
Theodora Ara Qutlugh
Father
Michael VIII Palaiologos
Maria Palaiologina (Greek: Μαρία Παλαιολογίνα) was the daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (r. 1258–1282) who became the wife of the Mongol ruler Abaqa Khan, and an influential Christian leader among the Mongols. After Abaqa's death she became the leader of a Monastery in Constantinople which was popularly named after her as Saint Mary of the Mongols. Her monastic name was Melanie (Medieval Greek: Μελάνη).
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