Burid dynasty

Short description: Medieval Turkish principality in Syria

Burid dynasty

الدولة البورية

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

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|  | Seljuk Empire

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| Zengid dynasty |

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The Burid dynasty (Arabic: الدولة البورية Romanized: ad-Dawlā al-Būriyā) or the Emirate of Damascus (Arabic: إمارة دمشق Romanized: Imarat Dimashq) 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.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Burid emirs of Damascus
* 3 Family Tree
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## History

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]

Coinage of the Burid ruler Shihab al-Din Mahmud (1135-1140). Dimashq mint, dated AH 533 (1138-9 CE). This coin gives Shihab al-Din’s full name and patronymic, as well as citing his Seljuq overlords, Sanjar and Mas‘ud, and the Abbasid caliph, al-Muqtafi (called here al-Imam, "the Priest").[4]

## Burid emirs of Damascus

Titular Name(s) (Laqab)  | Personal Name  | Reign

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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

Burid Dynasty

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Tughtekin
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Taj al-Muluk
Buri
(2)
r. 1128-1132| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mujir al-Din
Abaq
(6)
r. 1140-1154| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## See also

* List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

## References

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.
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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