| Nur ad-Din | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coinage of Nur al-Din (Aleppo mint). Obverse: Two Byzantine-style imperial figures standing facing, holding between them labarum set on three steps; stars, name and titles of Nur al-Din Mahmud, and blundered Greek legends in field. Reverse: Christ standing facing; titles of Nur al-Din Mahmud and blundered Greek legends in field.[1][2] | |||||
| Emir of Aleppo | |||||
| Reign | 1146 – 15 May 1174 | ||||
| Predecessor | Imad ad-Din Zengi | ||||
| Successor | As-Salih Ismail al-Malik | ||||
| Emir of Damascus | |||||
| Reign | 1154 – 15 May 1174 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mujir ad-Din Abaq | ||||
| Successor | As-Salih Ismail al-Malik | ||||
| Born | 1118 | ||||
| Died | 15 May 1174 (aged 56) Damascus, Seljuk Empire | ||||
| Burial | Nur al-Din Madrasa, Damascus, Syria | ||||
| Spouse | Ismat ad-Din Khatun | ||||
| Issue | As-Salih Ismail al-Malik | ||||
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| Dynasty | Zengid dynasty | ||||
| Father | Imad al-Din Zengi | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī (نور الدين محمود زنگي; February 1118 – 15 May 1174), commonly known as Nur ad-Din (lit. 'Light of the Faith' in Arabic), was a Turkoman member of the Zengid dynasty, who ruled the Syrian province (Shām) of the Seljuk Empire. He reigned from 1146 to 1174. He is regarded as an important figure of the Second Crusade.[3]
- ^ Whelan Type II, 202-5; S&S Type 73; Album 1850.
- ^ "Copper alloy fals of Nur al-Din Mahmud ibn Zengi, Halab, nd H. 1971.75.1". numismatics.org. American Numismatic Society. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Altan 2014, p. 60.