Depth
At a glance
- Roles
- military · Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Aq Sunqur al-Bursuqi, lord of Mosul and one of the commanders of the Seljuk sultan Mahmud. He occupied himself with jihad against the Crusaders. The Batinis killed him in 520 AH (1126 CE) while he was praying in the Great Mosque of Mosul. 2
Al-Salabi quotes Ibn al-Athir's description of him as a good Turkish mamluk who loved the people of learning and the righteous, and kept up the prayers at their times. 2
Notes for researchers
- The Gregorian year is derived from the Hijri year and needs an additional source.
Connections
- Participated in
- Assassination of Aq Sunqur al-Bursuqi
People and things also explored
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 35
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p.35
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “آق سنقر البرسقي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/aq-sunqur-bursuqi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.