Imad ad-Din Zengi (c. 1085 – 14 September 1146) (also Zangi Zengui Zenki or Zanki / Turkish: İmadeddin Zengi / Arabic: عماد الدین زنكي / Persian: عمادالدین زنگی) was an atabeg of Turkish descent ruler of Mosul Aleppo Hama and Edessa and founder of the Zengid dynasty to which he gave his name.
active years end year
1146-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1127-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
1146-09-14
death place
Damascus, Syria
parent
Aq Sunqur al-Hajib
predecessor
Mahmud II of Great Seljuq
successor
Saif ad-Din Ghazi I
title
Atabeg of Mosul Aleppo Hama and Edessa, Prince of Zengid Dynasty
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