Burid dynasty

The Burid dynasty was a Turkish dynasty[1] which ruled over Damascus in the early 12th century. The first Burid ruler, Toghtekin,[2] began as a servant to the Seljuk ruler of Damascus, Duqaq. Following Duqaq's death in 1104, he seized the city for himself. The Burids gained recognition from the caliphate in return for considerable gifts. In return, the caliphate did not interfere in the emirate.[3] They ruled the city until 1154, when it was taken by the Zengid ruler of Aleppo, Nur ed-Din.[4]

The Burids lost to the Crusaders in the Battle of Marj es-Suffar but were able to prevent the Crusaders from capturing Damascus.

Burid Amirs of Damascus

Titular Name(s) Personal Name Reign
Amir
أمیر
Saif-ul-Islam
سیف الاسلام		 Zahir-ud-din Toghtekin
ظاھر الدین طغتکین‎		 1104-1128
Amir
أمیر		 Taj-ul-Mulk Buri
تاج الملک بوری		 1128-1132
Amir
أمیر		 Shams-ul-Mulk Isma'il
شمس الملک اسماعیل		 1132-1135
Amir
أمیر		 Shihab-ud-din Mahmud
شھاب الدین محمود		 1135-1139
Amir
أمیر		 Jamal-ud-din Muhammad
جمال الدین محمد		 1139-1140
Amir
أمیر		 Mu'in-ud-din Unur
معین الدین أنر		 1140-1149
Regent
Amir
أمیر
Mujir-ud-din
مجیر الدین		 Abu Saʿid Ābaq
ابو سعید ابق		 1140–1154
Zengid dynasty replaces the Burid dynasty.


See also

References

  1. ^ Burids, R. LeTourneau, The Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. I, Ed. H.A.R.Gibb, J.H.Kramers, E. Levi Provencal and J. Schacht, (Brill, 1986), 1332.
  2. ^ Richards, D.S., The Chronicle of Ibn Al-Athir for the Crusading Period from Al-Kamil Fi'l-ta-Ta'rikh, (Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2010), 16.
  3. ^ Burids, R. LeTourneau, The Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. I, 1332.
  4. ^ Medieval Islamic Civilization: L-Z, Ed. Josef W. Meri, Jere L. Bacharach, (Taylor & Francis, 2006), 568.