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When Gazan Khan appointed Rashid al-Din Fazlolah Hamedani the vizier, Persia was in a critical state. As Rahidal-Din believed that this crisis is because of Mongol’s political ideas, he tried to transform Ilkhanate Government into a central power with the use of Iranshahri ideas. Some of his attempts to make political changes can be found in the linguistic structure of his letters. With specific use of language, Rashid al-Din tries to deconstruct political concepts according to Iranshahri ideas. With the use of some language tools such as naming, word choice, verb choice, and conceptual metaphors, this research studies three political concepts, namely, king, people, and religionin Rahidal-Din’s letters. He uses pre-Islamic Iranian kings’ names for Mongols in order to give Mongols an Iranian identity and to justify their domination in Iran. The study of verbs shows that Rashid al-Din gives weak social role to people. He mostly employs linking verbs for people. He also uses religion as a tool to improve Ilkhanate’s power. Therefore, he calls a newly-converted Mongol king, “king of Islam,” “supporter of Allah’s land” and “supporter of Allah’s servants.”
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