1st Edition
Zengi and the Muslim Response to the Crusades The politics of Jihad
By Taef El-Azhari
Copyright 2016
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
206 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Zengi gained his legacy as the precursor to Saladin. While Zengi captured Edessa, Saladin would capture Jerusalem, and both leaders fought to establish their own realms. However, Zengi cannot be fully understood without an examination of his other policies and warfare and an appreciation of his Turkmen background, all of which influenced his fight against the Crusades. Zengi and the... Read more
Introduction 1. The early career of Zengi, 1084–1127: the Turkmen influence 2. Zengi and his hostile policy towards the Seljuq sultanate and the ‘Abbasid caliphate in Iran and Iraq: the art of pragmatism, 1127–46 3. Fragmented pacts: wars in the Jazira and Anatolia to dominate the Turkmen, the Kurds and the Arab tribes 4. Confronting the Crusaders and the Seljuqs in Syria: holy and unholy war, 1127–40 5. The fall of Edessa: jihad at the end of a career 6. Zengid administration and institutions: ‘Turkification’ continued
Biography
Taef El-Azhari is Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern History at Qatar University.
