Maria Palaiologina

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Mosaic portrait of Maria Palaiologina, illegitimate daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos (ruled 1258-1282), the wife of the Mongol ruler Abaqa Khan, and an influential Christian leader among the Mongols.
Photo Creative Commons License Caner Cangül.

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