Category:Maria Palaiologina

**Maria Palaiologina**
	Byzantine wife of 13th century Mongol ruler, Abaqa Khan
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Name in native language	Μαρία Παλαιολογίνα
Date of birth	13th century (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584); Nicaea
Date of death	13th century (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584); Istanbul
Country of citizenship	Byzantine Empire;
Occupation	Ama de casa;
Father	Michael VIII Palaiologos;
Mother	Diplovatatzina;
Sibling	Andronikos II Palaiologos; Irene Palaiologina; Eudokia Palaiologina; Eufrozina Paleolog; Anna Palaiologina; Theodore Palaiologos;
Child	Oljath;
Spouse	Abaqa Khan;
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English: Maria Palaiologina was an 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. After Abaqa's death she became the leader of a Monastery in Constantinople, which was popularly named after her, Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols.