Zengi, as atabeg of Mosul, has come…
1139 CE
Zengi, as atabeg of Mosul, has come to exercise authority over a considerable geographic area, but he wants to create a kingdom that will also include Syria and Palestine.
The sultan has charged him with the duty of defeating the Christian crusaders, and he sees himself as the champion of Islam.
He is opposed, however, by Muslim princes who refuse to accept his authority as well as by the crusaders.
To both, Zengi reacts with equal harshness.
By diplomacy, treachery, and warfare he steadily extends his authority, with the immediate goal of securing control of Damascus—a goal he will never achieve.
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Islam
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Muslims, Sunni
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Turkmen people
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Christians, Roman Catholic
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Antioch, Principality of
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Edessa, County of
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Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
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Damascus, Burid Emirate of
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Tripoli, County of
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Seljuq Empire, Western capital
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Mosul, Zengi's Emirate of
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