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Nur ad-Din

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Also known as Nur al-Din, Nur al-Din Mahmud ibn Zangi

Emir of Aleppo (1146–1174) and Damascus (1154–1174)

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Nur ad-Din, born Mahmud in Mosul in 1118, was a male military leader and politician of the Zengid dynasty. He was the son of Imad ad-Din Zengi and the spouse of Ismat ad-Din Khatun. His children included As-Salih Ismail al-Malik. He held the positions of Atabeg and stadtholder and practiced Islam.

He died in Damascus on 15 May 1174 from tonsillitis, a natural cause. He is buried at the Nur al-Din Madrasa. His given name was Mahmud, and he spoke Arabic. He was also known by the nicknames al-Malik al-Adil, Nasir Amir al-Mu'minin, Taqi al-Muluk, and Layth al-Islam.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1957-01-04
Works
18

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Türkiye
Active from
1207-09-30
Active to
1273-12-17

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Key facts

Reign
1146 – 15 May 1174
Predecessor
Imad ad-Din Zengi
Successor
As-Salih Ismail al-Malik
Born
1118, Aleppo
Died
15 May 1174 (aged 55-56), Damascus , Seljuk Empire
Burial
Nur al-Din Madrasa , Damascus, Syria
Spouse
Ismat ad-Din Khatun
Issue
As-Salih Ismail al-Malik

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Encyclopedic overview

DynastyZengid dynasty FatherImad al-Din Zengi ReligionSunni Islam

Al-Malik al-Adil Abu al-Qasim Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd bin Imad al-Dīn Zengī (Arabic: الملكُ العادلُ أبو القاسمِ نور الدين محمود بن عمادِ الدِّين زَنْكِي; February 1118 – 15 May 1174), commonly known as Nur ad-Din or Nureddin (lit. 'Light of the Faith' in Arabic), and al-Malik al-Adil (lit. 'the Just King' in Arabic), was a Turkoman member of the Zengid dynasty, who ruled the Syrian province (Bilad al-Sham) of the Seljuk Empire. He reigned from 1146 to 1174. He is regarded as an important figure of the Second Crusade.

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