sentences:  Hulagu died in 1265, and was succeeded by Abaqa (1234–1282), who further pursued Western cooperation.Though a Buddhist, upon his succession he married Maria Palaiologina, an Orthodox Christian and the illegitimate daughter of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos.Abaqa corresponded with Pope Clement IV through 1267 and 1268, sending envoys to both Clement and King James I of Aragon.