Speaker of the Parliament G. Zandanshatar welcomes researchers who found the ruins of Khulegu Khan's summer palace.
On June 12-18, 2022, researchers from the Joint Institute of Turkic Studies of the Mongolian State University and Izmir Katip Celebi University discovered the ruins of the summer palace of Hüleg Khan, the founder of Il Khanate, called "Alada's Palace", in the village of Khan, Van province of the Republic of Turkey.
During the meeting, the research team said that with the support of the Speaker of the Parliament G. Zandanshatar, Mongolian archaeologists and scientists conducted the research of the monuments of the Mongolian Empire abroad for the first time with official permission. In ancient Persian and Armenian historical sources, it is recorded that Il Khan Hülegu gave the Mongolian name "Lavtai Sagut" or "Lavtai Suuh" to a region with good pastures in Van province of present-day Turkey, and established his summer palace between 1261 and 1265. As a result of many years of research, the ruins of this summer palace were opened and rare valuable artifacts were discovered to confirm historical facts. In the first days of the research, scientists found the remains of ceramics from the time of Il Khan.
Dr. D. Ankhbayar, Director of the Joint Institute of Turkic Studies of the Mongolian State University and Izmir Katip Celebi University, said, "Currently, the palaces of the Mongolian Empire found are Kublai Khan's Palace in Inner Mongolia, Ambagai Khan's Summer Palace in Iran, and Sarai City in the Golden Palace. So far three palaces are found, and this time, the fourth palace was discovered. This year marks the 860th anniversary of Genghis Khan's birth. I think it will be an important historical artifact for the anniversary. It is believed that this historical monument was built more than 700 years ago. It is believed that Alada's summer palace was a palace city with an area of at least 1200x1200 meters. Archeological research excavations are planned to be carried out in cooperation with Turkish scientists," he said, adding that it is necessary to prepare for the excavations within the legal framework, and he asked the Speaker of the Parliament to support this at the decision-making level.
Speaker of the Parliament G. Zandanshatar emphasizes, "As a result of many years of research work by archaeologists and scientists of our country, the discovery of the summer palace of Khulegu Khan, the founder of the Il Khanate and grandson of Genghis Khan, one of the constituent states of the Mongolian Empire, which had not been studied before, was the first discovery of Mongolia. but also an important discovery in world history and archeology research. In the future, I am confident that research work will be intensified and many historical artifacts will be discovered.
It is said in Tashram that the palace was built 9 years after Khulegu Khan left Mongolia in 1252. Based on this, the researchers said that it is likely that the model of Kharkhorum city was used for the construction and architectural organization. The construction of a Buddhist temple and the involvement of Buddhist sculptors and artisans in the decoration of the palace increase the probability that the palace is Mongolian in nature. The preliminary survey of the research team revealed ruins of blue and green pottery and wall-patterned pottery from the period of Il Khaad period, as well as artifacts similar to the roof pottery with zeebad found in the excavations of Kharkhorum, which have been preserved in the local museum.
