Ilkhanid architecture was the building tradition of the Mongol-ruled Ilkhanate, which controlled Iran and the surrounding region from 1256 to 1353. It continued earlier Iranian Islamic building practices while advancing the design of domed structures and the production of glazed tile decoration, and it drew new motifs from Chinese art after the ruler Ghazan Khan converted to Islam at the end of the thirteenth century. Builders of the period continued to use traditional brick, stone, wood and plaster, often combining them into large complexes, and Ilkhanid buildings are noted for their great size, height and inventive methods of covering interior space. The Tomb of Uljaitu at Sultaniyya, built between 1307 and 1313, is regarded as the architectural masterpiece of the period.
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