Atabeg of Aleppo
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Atabeg of Aleppo was the dynastic title held by the Zengid rulers of Aleppo in the 12th century, notably Nur ad-Din Zangi, who governed the city and its territories as powerful Turkish-Muslim princes during the Crusades.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynastic title
ⓘ
medieval title ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Aleppo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Zengids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | Crusader–Muslim conflicts in the Levant ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolity | Zengid emirate of Aleppo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInPresentDay | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultureOfHolders | Turkish ⓘ |
| function | guardianship and tutelage over Seljuk princes ⓘ |
| governanceType | military and administrative rule ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
Aleppo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Syrian hinterland ⓘ |
| governmentForm | military principality ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Islamic–Crusader frontier in Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Arabic ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Turkic ⓘ |
| militaryRole | leadership in jihad against Crusaders ⓘ |
| notableEra | reign of Nur ad-Din Zangi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Imad al-Din Zengi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nur ad-Din Zangi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zengid princes of Aleppo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Crusader states in the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Zengid domains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
governor of Aleppo and its territories
ⓘ
ruler of Aleppo ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
hereditary title
ⓘ
princely title ⓘ |
| powerBase | Aleppo and surrounding territories ⓘ |
| predecessorPolity | Seljuk control of Aleppo ⓘ |
| region |
Aleppo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOfHolders | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfDynasty | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | Sunni orthodoxy promotion ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | citadel of Aleppo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorPolity | Ayyubid control of Aleppo ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
12th century
ⓘ
Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCategory |
Islamic honorific title
ⓘ
Turkic military title ⓘ |
| titleHoldersEthnicity | Turkic ⓘ |
| titleHoldersReligion | Sunni Muslim ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernment | princely atabegate ⓘ |
| usedByDynasty | Zengid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByRuler |
Imad al-Din Zengi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nur ad-Din Zangi NERFINISHED ⓘ Zengid rulers of Aleppo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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