Nur al-Din Zengi
Member of the Zengid dynasty
Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī, commonly known as Nur ad-Din, was a member of the Zengid dynasty, who ruled the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire. He reigned from 1146 to 1174. He is regarded as an important figure of the Second Crusade. Wikipedia
Born: February 11, 1118
Died: May 15, 1174 (age 56 years), Damascus Citadel, Damascus, Syria
Place of burial: Nur al-Din Madrasa
Children: AL-Salih Ismail al-Malik
Organization founded: Nur al-Din Madrasa
Grandparent: Aq Sunqur al-Hajib
Full name: Nūr ad-Dīn Abū al-Qāsim Maḥmūd ibn ʿImād ad-Dīn Zengī