Sultan noor uddin zangi family tree
Sultan noor uddin zangi history.
It’s not easy to live up to your name if you’re named “Light of the Faith”.
How noor ud din zangi died
Nur ad-Din Zengi did a fine job at that, though.
Nur al-Din Mahmud Zengi, often spelled as Nuruddin Zangi, was from the Oghuz Turkic Zengid dynasty. An important figure leading the defences against the Second Crusade, Nur al-Din Zengi reigned for a little under three decades, from 1146 to 1174 CE.
Nur ad-Din Zengi — Standing Against the Invaders
The Second Crusades and the subsequent Crusader Invasion of Egypt were a tumultuous period in history.
Backed by religious zeal, the Crusaders repeatedly launched attacks on Muslim heartlands, seeking to capture territories right, left and center. Many Muslim leaders, rulers and heroes rose to the occasion, leading the defence against the Crusaders across all fronts.
Whilst the role of the likes of Sultan Saladin is well-known in the later part of the Crusades, there are many heroes that Muslim chroniclers often tend to overlook.
One such name is Nur ad-D
