Ergun, Son of Abaka, Khan of the Tatars

He was a noble, brave, and very bloodthirsty person. He had killed his uncle Sultan Ahmed b. Hülagu, thereby growing in the eyes of the Mongols. In this year, he died from a poisonous wine he drank; consequently, the Mongols claimed that he was killed by his Jewish vizier Sa'dü'd-Dawla b. Shafi'i, found him guilty, and for this reason, they killed many Jews. He had plundered a great amount of wealth throughout the cities of Iraq. Afterwards, there was a disagreement about who would succeed him to the throne. Some Mongols inclined towards Keyhatu and placed him on the throne of the country. After ruling for a while—according to one report, one year, and according to another, less than a year—they also killed him and enthroned Beydera instead. When the news of Ergun's death reached Malik Ashraf, who was besieging Acre, he was very pleased. Ergun had ruled for eight years. Some Iraqi historians have said that he was a just and good ruler.