Imad al-Din Zengi, Atabeg · Retaker of Edessa
RulerAtabeg · Retaker of Edessa
Imad al-Din Zengiعماد الدين زنكي
Mosul
The ruler of Mosul whose capture of Edessa in 1144 was the first great Muslim victory over the Crusaders.
A hard Turkish commander, he joined Mosul and Aleppo. In 1144 he took Edessa, the first Crusader state, which prompted the Second Crusade. He was killed by one of his servants in 1146.
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Al-RashidAhmad SanjarRoger II of SicilyAl-MustarshidAbd al-MuminIbn TumartAl-MuqtafiAli ibn Yusuf
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