Hulagu Khan

About Hulagu Khan

Hulagu Khan (1217–1265) was a crucial 13th-century Mongol leader, the grandson of Genghis Khan, and the founder of the Ilkhanate dynasty in Persia. As a powerful politician and military commander, his most significant historical contribution was the systematic destruction of the Ismaili Order and the sack of Baghdad in 1258, which brought an end to the Abbasid Caliphate-a major turning point in the Islamic world. This level of global cultural impact earns him a high Historical Popularity Index (HPI) rank of #451.

Despite his high historical importance, Hulagu Khan currently suffers from a significant digital underattention gap. In 2025, his annualized Wikipedia views totaled only 70K, resulting in an attention gap multiplier of -5x compared to his historical weight. For context, this is far less attention than figures like Puyi (#620 importance) who garnered 1.3M views, or even Ecgberht, King of Wessex (#573 importance), who received 391K views in the same year, demonstrating a profound disconnect between past influence and modern online engagement.

Furthermore, this lack of recent engagement appears to be worsening, as his 2025 viewership showed a sharp decline, dropping 18.8% year-over-year, and his quarterly momentum between Q1 and Q3 fell by 31%.