Zangi Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Zangi, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Turkey.

4 records1126–11443 events3 places

Chronological biography

1126

Governor1126

Government / Government of Turkey · Governor of Basra · Basra

Appointed Governor of Basra

1127

Governor1127

Government / Government of Turkey · Governor of Mosul · Mosul

Appointed Governor of Mosul

Succession1127

House / House of Zangi · Sultan

Succeeds as Sultan of Syria. Succeeds as Sultan of Mesopotamia

1144

Capture of Edessa1144

Warfare / Military · Sultan · Edessa

Captures the Christian Crusader State of Edessa in the Holy Land

Titles and roles

Governor of Basra · Governor of Mosul · Sultan

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.