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Nur ad-Din

1116 - 1174

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Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī (نور الدين محمود زنگي; February 1118 – 15 May 1174), commonly known as Nur ad-Din (lit. 'Light of the Faith' in Arabic), was a Turkoman member of the Zengid dynasty, who ruled the Syrian province (Shām) of the Seljuk Empire. He reigned from 1146 to 1174. He is regarded as an important figure of the Second Crusade. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nur ad-Din is the 587th most popular politician (down from 461st in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 16th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Nur ad-din is most famous for leading the Muslim resistance to the Crusaders in the Levant.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nur ad-Din ranks 587 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Atahualpa, Scipio Africanus, Patrice Lumumba, Yongle Emperor, and Theodora Porphyrogenita. After him are Rurik, Charles XV of Sweden, Galerius, Louis XI of France, Carloman I, and Dido.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1116, Nur ad-Din ranks 1. After him are Ibn al-Jawzi, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, Berengaria of Barcelona, Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, and Philip of France. Among people deceased in 1174, Nur ad-Din ranks 2. Before him is Amalric of Jerusalem. After him are Andrey Bogolyubsky, Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Wace, Everard des Barres, and Judith of Thuringia.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Nur ad-Din ranks 18 out of 384. Before him are Rabia of Basra (710), Al-Masudi (896), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Fuzûlî (1494), Zaha Hadid (1950), and Mani (216). After him are Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), Ezra (-500), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Al-Ma'mun (786), Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), and Muhammad al-Mahdi (869).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Nur ad-Din ranks 8. Before him are Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), Möngke Khan (1209), Ashurbanipal (-685), and Sargon of Akkad (-2300). After him are Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Al-Ma'mun (786), Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Sennacherib (-740), Sargon II (-750), and Khosrow II (570).

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