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al-Hujja al-Atabakiyya

الحجة الأتابكية

c. 1242 CE · 640 AH

al-Hujja al-Atabakiyya (d. 640) — the Zengid princess Turkan bint Izz al-Din Mas'ud b. Qutb al-Din Mawdud b. Atabak Zengi, wife of al-Malik al-Ashraf Musa, foundress of a madrasa and turba on Mount Qasyun 1.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abagha Khan · Abd al-Wahid b. Idris al-Muwahhidi · Abu al-Abbas al-Qurti · Abu al-Hajjaj al-Biyasi · Abu Ali al-Shalubin

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    Overview

    Al-Hujja al-Atabakiyya, wife of al-Malik al-Ashraf Musa b. al-'Adil — Turkan bint al-Malik 'Izz al-Din Mas'ud b. Qutb al-Din Mawdud b. Atabak Zangi, a Zangid princess whom al-Ashraf married; patron of the madrasa and mausoleum at Mount Qasyun, Damascus. 1

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    Spouse of
    al-Malik al-Ashraf, lord of Damascus
    Child of
    عز الدين مسعود بن مودود

    People and things also explored

    The exchange of Aleppo, from Mosul to Sinjar· al-Ashraf takes Damascus· War between al-Ashraf's and Jalal al-Din's armies· Al-Malik al-Ashraf takes Damascus from his nephew Dawud· al-Ashraf's armies enter Azerbaijan and take part of it· Death of al-Malik al-Adil and his sons' succession· death of the atabeg Izz al-Din Masud of Mosul· جلاء الفرنج عن دمياط سنة 618

    Sources

    1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 207
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    The exchange of Aleppo, from Mosul to Sinjar

    In Rajab 577 al-Salih Isma'il ibn Nur al-Din died at Aleppo, having bequeathed it to his cousin Izz al-Din Mas'ud, lord of Mosul, passing over his sister's husband Imad al-Din, lord of Sinjar. Izz al-Din entered Aleppo on 20 Sha'ban. Taqi al-Din Umar, nephew of Salah al-Din, fled from Manbij to Hama, and its people rose under Izz al-Din's emblem. The Aleppo troops urged him to march on Damascus, but he refused, saying 'there is an oath between us, and we shall not betray him.' Imad al-Din then insisted on Aleppo in exchange for Sinjar and threatened to hand Sinjar over to Salah al-Din. The amirs advised yielding Aleppo to him, the most insistent among them being Mujahid al-Din Qaymaz, for fear of Izz al-Din's self-importance. So Imad al-Din took Aleppo and gave Sinjar to his brother, and Izz al-Din returned to Mosul. Salah al-Din in Egypt had found Izz al-Din's possession of Aleppo grievous; when news reached him that Imad al-Din had taken it, he set out for Syria the same day.