Gökböri
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Gökböri, or Muzaffar ad-Din Gökböri, was a leading emir and general of Sultan Saladin, and ruler of Erbil. He served both the Zengid and Ayyubid rulers of Syria and Egypt. He played a pivotal role in Saladin's conquest of Northern Syria and the Jazira and later held major commands in a number of battles against the Crusader states and the forces of the Third Crusade. He was known as Manafaradin, a corruption of his principal praise name, to the Franks of the Crusader states.
Muzaffar al-Din Gökböri. AH 563-630 (AD 1167-1233). Arbil mint. Dated AH 587 (AD 1191-2). Bareheaded and draped bust left; name and titles of Muzaffar al-Din Gökböri in outer margin.
Coinage of Muzaffar al-Din Gökböri. Unlisted (Irbil) mint. Struck circa 1187-1191 CE. Obverse: Enthroned figure facing, holding globe; name and titles of Muzaffar al-Din Gökböri around. Reverse: Name and title of Ayyubid overlord in three lines within pelleted square; continuation of name and title in outer margins.
Citadel of Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan
Mudhafaria Minaret, Erbil, built by Gökböri
Erbil
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Erbil, also called Hawler, is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city is in the Erbil Governorate.
Image: Shar Park, Hawler, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
Image: Mudhafaria Minaret (evening)
Image: Shenglbana
Image: A traditional Kurdish house interior, Kurdish Textile and Cultural Museum, Citadel of Erbil