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On this day (14 September 1146 CE), Imad ad-Din Zengi, the Emir of Aleppo died….

On this day (14 September 1146 CE), Imad ad-Din Zengi, the Emir of Aleppo died. Imad ad-Din Zengi was the founder of the Zengid Dynasty: A dynasty of Oghuz Turk origin, which ruled parts of the Levant and Upper Mesopotamia on behalf of the Great Seljuk Dynasty. He began uniting Muslim lands during the Crusades, …

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Imad al-Din Zangi was a Turkmen atabeg, who ruled Mosul, Aleppo, Hama, and Edessa. He was the namesake of the Zengid dyn…

Imad al-Din Zangi was a Turkmen atabeg, who ruled Mosul, Aleppo, Hama, and Edessa. He was the namesake of the Zengid dynasty. Recognized as one of the greatest heroes of the Turkish and Islamic world, Imad al-Din Zangi was assigned as the Military Governor of Baghdad and Iraq in 1127, and also the Governor of …

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