Aqsunqur al-Bursuqi

Aqsunqur al-Bursuqi, also known as Aksunkur al-Bursuki, Aksungur or al-Borsoki, was the atabeg (or Seljuk governor) of Mosul from 1113 to 1126.

Accesssion

An unidentified assassin murdered Mawdud, the atabeg of Mosul, at a mosque in Damascus on 2 October 1113.[1] The Seljuk sultan, Muhammad I Tapar, soon appointed al-Bursuqi who had been a Turkish officer in his army to rule Mosul.[2][1] The sultan also ordered his emirs to continue the jihad (or holy war) against the crusader states.[3] Al-Bursuqi launched a devastating raid against the County of Edessa in April and May 1115.[1] For the Artuqid ruler of Mardin Ilghazi had denied to participate in the campaign, al-Bursuqi invaded his territory, but Ilghazi defeated his troops.[3]

Muslim leader

Baldwin II of Jerusalem, Joscelin I of Edessa and a Bedouin leader, Dubais ibn Sadaqa laid siege to Aleppo in October 1124.[3] The qadi of Aleppo, Ibn al-Khashshab, approached al-Bursuqi, seeking his assistance.[2] Al-Bursuqi invaded the Principality of Antioch and forced the allied enemy forces to abandon the siege in January 1125.[2][4] He also supported Nur al-Daulak Balak to attack Azaz, but a crusader force relieved it.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Barber 2012, p. 102.
  2. 1 2 3 Maalouf 1984, p. 98.
  3. 1 2 3 Barber 2012, p. 103.
  4. 1 2 Murray 2000, p. 147.
  5. ↑ Asbridge 2000, p. 84.

Sources

  • Asbridge, Thomas (2000). The Creation of the Principality of Antioch, 1098–1130. The Boydell Press. ISBN 978-0-85115-661-3.
  • Barber, Malcolm (2012). The Crusader States. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11312-9.
  • Maalouf, Amin (1984). The Crusades Through Arab Eyes. SAQI. ISBN 978-0-86356-023-1.
  • Murray, Alan V. (2000). The Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: A Dynastic History, 1099–1125. Prosopographica et Geneologica. ISBN 978-1-9009-3403-9.
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