Zengid dynasty

The Zengid or Zangid dynasty, also known as the Atabegate of Mosul, Aleppo and Damascus was initially an Atabegate of the Seljuk Empire created in 1127. It formed a Turkoman dynasty of Sunni Muslim faith, which ruled parts of the Levant and Upper Mesopotamia. Imad ad-Din Zengi was the first ruler of the dynasty.

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Category:Royal dynasties