The situation is much darker for the…

November 1149 CE

The situation is much darker for the Christians in the East following the failed Second Crusade, which is to have disastrous long-term consequences for Jerusalem: Damascus can no longer trust the crusader kingdom.

In August 1149, the atabeg Unur had died, at which point the amir Abu Sa'id Mujir al-Din Abaq Ibn Muhammad finally begins to rule.

The ra'is of Damascus and commander of the ahdath milita, Mu'ayad al-Dawhal Ibn al-Sufi, feels that since his ahdath had played a major role in defeating the Second Crusade that he deserves a greater share of the power, and within two months of Unur's death is leading a rebellion against Abaq.

The infighting within Damascus is to lead to the end of the Burid state within five years.

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Damascus > Dimashq Dimashq Syria View →

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Mu'in ad-Din Unur View → Nur ad-Din Zengi View →

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Islam View → Muslims, Sunni View → Turkmen people View → Christians, Roman Catholic View → Christians, Eastern Orthodox View → Rûm, Sultanate of View → Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of View → Damascus, Burid Emirate of View → Burid dynasty View → Zengid dynasty of Syria View → Zengid dynasty of al-Jazirah View →

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