Burid dynasty

Burid dynasty
Burid dynasty
1104–1154
Capital	Damascus
Religion	Sunni Islam
Government	Emirate
Emir
• 1104–1128	Toghtekin (first)
• 1140–1154	Mujir ad-Din Abaq (last)
History
• Established	1104
• Disestablished	1154
Currency	Dinar
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Seljuk Empire
Zengid dynasty

The Burid dynasty was a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Oghuz Turkic origin which ruled over the Emirate of Damascus in the early 12th century, as subjects of the Seljuk Empire.

History[edit]

The first Burid ruler, Toghtekin,^[1] began as a servant to the Seljuk ruler of Damascus, Duqaq. Following Duqaq's death in 1104, he seized the city for himself.^{[citation needed]}

The dynasty was named after Toghtekin's son, Taj al-Muluk Buri. The Burids gained recognition from the Abbasid caliphate in return for considerable gifts. In return, the caliphate did not interfere in the emirate.^[2]

The Burids ruled the city until 1154, when it was taken by the ruler of Aleppo, Nur ed-Din, founder of the Zengid dynasty.^[3]

The Burids lost to the Crusaders in the battle of Marj al-Saffar (1126) but were able to prevent the Second Crusade from capturing Damascus.^{[citation needed]}

Burid emirs of Damascus[edit]

Titular Name(s) (Laqab)	Personal Name	Reign
Amir أمیر Saif-ul-Islam سیف الاسلام	Zahir al-Din Toghtekin ظاھر الدین طغتکین	1104–1128
Amir أمیر	Taj al-Muluk Buri تاج الملک بوری	1128–1132
Amir أمیر	Shams al-Mulk Isma'il شمس الملک اسماعیل	1132–1135
Amir أمیر	Shihab al-Din Mahmud شھاب الدین محمود	1135–1139
Amir أمیر	Jamal al-Din Muhammad جمال الدین محمد	1139–1140
Amir أمیر	Mu'in al-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.

Green shaded row signifies regency of Mu'in ad-Din Unur.

Family Tree[edit]

Burid Dynasty

Zahir al-Din
Tughtekin
⁽¹⁾
r. 1104-1128

Taj al-Muluk
Buri
⁽²⁾
r. 1128-1132

Shams al-Mulk
Isma'il
⁽³⁾
r. 1132-1135

Shihab al-Din
Mahmud
⁽⁴⁾
r. 1135-1139

Jamal al-Din
Muhammad
⁽⁵⁾
r. 1139-1140

Mujir al-Din
Abaq
⁽⁶⁾
r. 1140-1154

References[edit]

^ D.S. Richards, The Chronicle of Ibn Al-Athir for the Crusading Period from Al-Kamil Fi'l-ta-Ta'rikh, (Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2010), 16.
^ Burids, R. LeTourneau, The Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. I, ed. H.A.R. Gibb, J.H. Kramers, É. Lévi-Provençal and J. Schacht, (Brill, 1986), 1332.
^ Medieval Islamic Civilization: L-Z, Ed. Josef W. Meri, Jere L. Bacharach, (Taylor & Francis, 2006), 568.
^ Obverse: al-amir Shihab al-Din Mahmud bin Buri in inner marginal legend; al-Imam / al-Muqtafi in field.Reverse: Sanjar / wa Mas‘ud in two lines across field. Album 782 (RRR); ICV 883.

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[1] D.S. Richards, The Chronicle of Ibn Al-Athir for the Crusading Period from Al-Kamil Fi'l-ta-Ta'rikh, (Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2010), 16.

[LeTourneau-2] Burids, R. LeTourneau, The Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. I, ed. H.A.R. Gibb, J.H. Kramers, É. Lévi-Provençal and J. Schacht, (Brill, 1986), 1332.

[3] Medieval Islamic Civilization: L-Z, Ed. Josef W. Meri, Jere L. Bacharach, (Taylor & Francis, 2006), 568.

[4] Obverse: al-amir Shihab al-Din Mahmud bin Buri in inner marginal legend; al-Imam / al-Muqtafi in field.Reverse: Sanjar / wa Mas‘ud in two lines across field. Album 782 (RRR); ICV 883.

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History[edit]

Burid emirs of Damascus[edit]

Family Tree[edit]

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