State1127–1250
Zengids
Turkoman dynasty of atabegs founded by Imad ad-Din Zengi, who became atabeg of Mosul in 1127 and of Aleppo in 1128. Under his son Nur ad-Din it united Muslim Syria and, through its generals Shirkuh and Saladin, took Egypt; after Nur ad-Din's death in 1174 Saladin took over most of its lands, while Zengid branches held Mosul and parts of Upper Mesopotamia into the 13th century.
- Dates
- 1127 – 1250
- Events
- 2 events
- Regions
- Balkans and Anatolia, Middle East and Egypt
- In the threads
- Middle East and Egypt (11th–12th c.)
Events
- Fall of Edessa28 November – 24 December 1144 · Balkans and Anatolia
- Nur ad-Din unites Muslim SyriaSeptember 1146 – 15 May 1174 · Middle East and Egypt