![]() ![]() ![]() So Ahmad became a hated figure - but being positioned so highly made him untouchable.Īhmad was ambitious, and used his power to have his say in other facets of the government, including placing his own people (friends and Han Chinese allies) in high positions as well. This is the job Ahmad holds on the show.Īlso Read: 33 Major 'Marco Polo' Characters, Ranked (Photos)Īhmad then built a completely new financial system for the Mongol Empire, one that was considered very harsh by the Empire’s non-Mongol subjects. In 1270, he took charge of the finances of the entire Empire under a newly formed financial administration, the Shengshu Sheng. By the mid-1260s he had become an important financial figure in the empire, thanks to his relationship with Empress Chabi. His activities until adulthood are unclear, but at some point he became a member of the court under the Mongol Empress Jamui. Fanakat is thought to have been destroyed when the Mongols invaded the area in the mid-13th century, though it was rebuilt in the late 14th century and given the new name Shahrukhiya. Here’s what we know about him.Īhmad was from Fanakat (thus the name), a long-since-destroyed town in present-day Uzbekistan. Still, history does treat Ahmad Fanakati as a villainous character. Like all things on “Marco Polo,” Ahmad’s story is rooted in history, though the idea that he hated Kublai and wanted to destroy everything he’d built isn’t really supported by the facts.Īlso Read: Who Are All These Characters on Netflix's 'Marco Polo'? (Photos) It was quite a plan, but ultimately failed - as season 2 closed, Ahmad could be found hanging at the gate of Karakorum.Īhmad did what he did in a bid for revenge - the Mongols sacked his hometown when he was a boy, and Ahmad himself was very fortunate to even survive and thrive under the care of Kublai and Empress Chabi. Also Read: 'Marco Polo' Fact Check: Did the Pope Really Send Crusaders Against Kublai Khan? ![]()
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