death of Suqman of Amid — his brother Mahmud succeeds

وفاة سقمان صاحب آمد وملك أخيه محمود

c. 1200 CE · 597 AH

Amid (Diyarbakir)

Suqman II al-Artuqi of Amid died and his brother Najm al-Din Mahmud succeeded — the Suqman who had famously defeated Qilij Arslan of Rum 1.

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119012001210 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

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Amid (Diyarbakir)

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Summary

Suqman al-Artuqi, lord of Amid, died, and his brother Najm al-Din Mahmud took over. Suqman had won well-known victories over Qilij Arslan, lord of Rum. 1

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Amid (Diyarbakir)
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Suqman II al-Artuqi· Najm al-Din Mahmud al-Artuqi

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Jalal al-Din reaches Amid and is routed there· Al-Malik al-Kamil takes Amid, 630· War between Kayqubad and the lord of Amid· Al-Mu'tadid's siege of Amid· al-Malik al-Mas'ud, lord of Amid· Amid (Diyarbakir)

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 276
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