Imad Ad-Din Zengi

Imad ad-Din Zengi (c. 1085 – 14 September 1146) (also Zangi, Zengui, Zenki, or Zanki / Turkish: İmadeddin Zengi / Arabic: عماد الدین زنكي‎ / Persian: عمادالدین زنگی‎) was the atabeg of Mosul, Aleppo, Hama and Edessa and founder of the Zengid dynasty, to which he gave his name.

Read more about Imad Ad-Din Zengi:  Early Life, Zengi Against Damascus, Conflict With The Crusaders and Byzantines, Death, Legacy