Zengid Dynasty
This article is about the specific polity Zengid Dynasty and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics
Was a hereditary Atabegate (Province or Vassal) of the Seljuk Empire centered in Mosul and ruled by the Zengids. In 1157 it became effectively independent during the fragmentation of the Seljuk Empire.
Establishment
January 1158: The crusaders abandoned Shaizar.
January 1158: When Sultan Ahmad Sanjar died in 1157, the atabegs (governos) of the Seljuk Empire became effectively independent.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Was a battle between the Christian crusaders and the Zengids.
August 1164: Battle of Harim.
October 1164: Zengid Nur ad-Din went on to besiege and capture Banias.
January 1170: Nur ed-Din's Kurdish general Shirkuh was successful in conquering Fatimid Egypt in 1169.
January 1172: A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin seceded from the Zengid Dynasty and established the Ayyubid Dynasty.
January 1173: Kyrrhos and Gaziantep (Ayntab) area conquered by Zengid Dynasty.
January 1174: Maraş was recaptured by the Zengids in 1173.
November 1174: Saladin set out to conquer Syria from the Zengids, and on November 23 he was welcomed in Damascus by the governor of the city.
January 1175: In 1174, Sharaf al-Din Qaraqush, a commander under al-Muzaffar Umar, conquered Tripoli from the Normans.
January 1176: The Marash Area is conquered by the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia.
January 1176: Hama and Homs conquered by Ayyubid Dynasty.
June 1176: The Ayyubids proceeded to conquer other Syrian cities in the north, namely Ma'arat al-Numan, A'zaz, Buza'a, and Manbij, but failed to capture Aleppo.
January 1182: Kyrrhos and Gaziantep (Ayntab) area conquered by Ayyubid Dynasty.
January 1183: Marash Area conquered by Ayyubid Dynasty.
January 1184: Saladin conquered Aleppo, ending Zengid rule in Syria.
January 1188: On 1 January 1188, Saladin agreed to withdraw from Tripoli.
January 1251: The Zangids of Jazirah submitted to the Ayyubid Dynasty.
Disestablishment
January 1263: In 1262 the Zengid branch in Mosul was overthrown by the Ilkhane.
