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Nur ad-Din ( February 1118 – 15 May 1174 ), also known as Nur ed-Din or Nur al-Din (, / ISO 233: / ), full name Nur ad-Din Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Imad ad-Din Zangi, was a member of the Turkic Zengid dynasty which ruled the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire.
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* 1164 – Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.
To avoid the vengeance of the Emperor, she fled with Andronikos to the court of Nur ad-Din, the Sultan of Damascus ; but not deeming themselves safe there, they continued their perilous journey through the Caucasus and Anatolia.
Meanwhile, the Muslim territories surrounding Jerusalem began to be united under Nur ad-Din and later Saladin.
The Second Crusade in 1148 had failed to conquer Damascus, which soon fell to Zengi's son Nur ad-Din.
Amalric returned home but Shawar fled to the court of Nur ad-Din, who sent his general Shirkuh to settle the dispute in 1164.
Amalric could not follow up on his success in Egypt because Nur ad-Din was active in Syria, having taken Bohemund III of Antioch and Raymond III of Tripoli prisoner at the Battle of Harim during Amalric's absence.
The year 1166 was relatively quiet, but Amalric sent envoys to the Byzantine Empire seeking an alliance and a Byzantine wife, and throughout the year had to deal with raids by Nur ad-Din, who captured Banias.
In 1167, Nur ad-Din sent Shirkuh back to Egypt and Amalric once again followed him, establishing a camp near Cairo ; Shawar again allied with Amalric and a treaty was signed with the caliph al-Adid himself.
Although Amalric still had a peace treaty with Shawar, Shawar was accused of attempting to ally with Nur ad-Din, and Amalric invaded.
Meanwhile Nur ad-Din sent Shirkuh back to Egypt as well, and upon his arrival Amalric retreated.
Saladin's rise to Sultan was an unexpected reprieve for Jerusalem, as Nur ad-Din was now preoccupied with reining in his powerful vassal.
Over the next few years the kingdom was threatened not only by Saladin and Nur ad-Din, but also by the Hashshashin ; in one episode, the Knights Templar murdered some Hashshashin envoys, leading to further disputes between Amalric and the Templars.
Nur ad-Din died in 1174, upon which Amalric immediately besieged Banias.
They were invested with feudal authority by Sultan Nur ad-Din Zangi and furnished respectable contingents to the Muslim ranks in their struggle against the Crusaders.
* 1149 – Raymond of Poitiers is defeated and killed at the Battle of Inab by Nur ad-Din Zangi.
The fragmentation of the Muslim east allowed for the initial success of the crusade, but as the 12th century progressed, the kingdom's Muslim neighbours were united by Nur ad-Din Zangi and Saladin, who vigorously began to recapture lost territory.
Zengi's territory had been divided amongst his sons after his death, and Damascus no longer felt threatened, so an alliance had been made with Zengi's son Nur ad-Din, the emir of Aleppo.
The Muslim states of Syria were meanwhile gradually united by Nur ad-Din, who defeated the Principality of Antioch at the Battle of Inab in 1149 and gained control of Damascus in 1154.
Nur ad-Din was extremely pious and during his rule the concept of jihad came to be interpreted as a kind of counter-crusade against the kingdom, which was an impediment to Muslim unity, both political and spiritual.
Nur ad-Din remained a threat in the east, and Baldwin had to contend with the advances of Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus, who claimed suzerainty over the Principality of Antioch.
In 1163 the chaotic situation in Egypt led to a refusal to pay tribute to Jerusalem, and requests were sent to Nur ad-Din for assistance ; in response, Amalric invaded, but was turned back when the Egyptians flooded the Nile at Bilbeis.
The Egyptian vizier Shawar again requested help from Nur ad-Din, who sent his general Shirkuh, but Shawar quickly turned against him and allied with Amalric.
It seemed likely that Antioch itself would fall to Nur ad-Din, but he withdrew when Emperor Manuel sent a large Byzantine force to the area.
Nur ad-Din sent Shirkuh back to Egypt in 1166, and Shawar again allied with Amalric, who was defeated at the Battle of al-Babein.
In the end, Nur ad-Din was victorious and Saladin established himself as Sultan of Egypt.
Nur and February
In February 1977, he sang Tchaikovsky's Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt barefoot in colorful Caribbean dress while subtitles explained he had just returned from Jamaica where he had picked up a girl by claiming to be Harry Belafonte.
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Nur and 1118
* May 15 – Nur ad-Din Zangi, ruler of Syria ( b. 1118 )
* Nur ad-Din Zangi ( 1118 – 1174 ), member of the Zengid dynasty, ruler of the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire
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* 1918 – Nur Muhammad Taraki, Afghan journalist and politician ( d. 1979 )
* 1946 – Ayşe Nur Zarakolu, Turkish author and activist ( d. 2002 )
* 1895 – Nur Ali Elahi, Iranian philosopher and jurist ( d. 1974 )
* 1979 – Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new president.
* April 27 – Afghanistan President Daoud Khan is killed during a military coup ; Nur Mohammed Taraki succeeds him.
* April 30 – The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan is proclaimed under pro-communist leader Nur Mohammed Taraki.
* September 14 – Nur Muhammad Taraki, President of Afghanistan ( b. 1917 )
* Abdul Hasan Asaf-Khan of Persia (?- 1641 ), Grand Vizer of the Mughal Empire ( and brother of Nur Jahan ), in office c. 1611 – 1632
* April 23 – Nur ad-Din Zangi gains control of Damascus, uniting Syria under one ruler.
* March 23 – Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia, defending his lands against the invasion of Nur ibn Mujahid, Sultan of Harar, is killed in battle.
* June 29 – Battle of Inab: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Principality of Antioch.
* 1979 – President Nur Muhammad Taraki, leader of PDPA, is assassinated and replaced by Hafizullah Amin.
# Imam Nur al-din Muhammad ( 1166 – 1210 )
* John Colicos as Apocalypse / En Sabah Nur ( 1993 – 1995 ), additional voices
* Deadly Kristin ( born Hayam Nur as Sufi ) – vocals and black arts ( 1998 – 2003 )
* Nur ad-Din Arslan Shah I ( reigned 1193 – 1211 ), Zengid emir of Mosul
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