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Qutb al-Din Mawdud
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Qutb al-Din Mawdud was the Zengid Emir of Mosul from 1149 to 1169. He was the son of Imad al-Din Zengi and brother and successor of Sayf al-Din Ghazi I.
Coinage of Qutb al Din Mawdud. 1149-1170. Dated AH 556 (1160-1161 CE). Facing male bust with two winged beings above (Sol in eclipse?); date around /
Coinage of Qutb al Din Mawdud. 1149-1170. Dated AH 556 (1160-1161 CE). Facing male bust with two winged beings above (Sol in eclipse?); date around / Four line legend giving the laqab, or titles of Mawdud, and his ism and nasab, or genealogy back two generations.
The Ain Diwar Bridge in Cizre was built under Qutb al-Din Mawdud.
The Ain Diwar Bridge in Cizre was built under Qutb al-Din Mawdud.
Reliefs of Zengid zodiacal signs.
Reliefs of Zengid zodiacal signs.
Imad al-Din Zengi
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Al-Malik al-Mansur Abu al-Mudhaffar Imad al-Din Zengi bin Aq Sunqur al-Hajib bin Abdullah, also romanized as Zangi, Zengui, Zenki, and Zanki, was a Turkoman atabeg of the Seljuk Empire, who ruled Mosu
Qutb al-Din Mawdud
…Qutb al-Din Mawdud (died 6 September 1170) was the Zengid Emir of Mosul from 1149 to 1169. He was the son of Imad al-Din Zengi and brother and successor of Sayf al-Din Ghazi I. At the death of Zengi, his possessions were divided between his sons: Nur al-Din received Aleppo and…
Ruler in Turkic military dress: long braids, sharbush fur hat, boots, close-fitting coat. Maqamat by Al-Hariri of Basra (1054–1122), a high government
Ruler in Turkic military dress: long braids, sharbush fur hat, boots, close-fitting coat. Maqamat by Al-Hariri of Basra (1054–1122), a high government official of the Seljuks. Mesopotamia, possibly Baghdad, 1237 copy.
The Citadel of Aleppo was fortified by the Zengids during the Crusades. Imad ad-Din Zengi, followed by his son Nur ad-Din (ruled 1147–1174), unified A
The Citadel of Aleppo was fortified by the Zengids during the Crusades. Imad ad-Din Zengi, followed by his son Nur ad-Din (ruled 1147–1174), unified Aleppo and Damascus and held back the Crusaders from their repeated assaults on the cities.
Emperor John II directs the unsuccessful Siege of Shaizar against Zengid territory, French manuscript, 1338
Emperor John II directs the unsuccessful Siege of Shaizar against Zengid territory, French manuscript, 1338
Death of Sanguius (Zengi) in "Histoire d'Outremer", Guillaume de Tyr MS, 1232–1261, British Library.
Death of Sanguius (Zengi) in "Histoire d'Outremer", Guillaume de Tyr MS, 1232–1261, British Library.