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Founding
Founding of Burid dynasty
Medieval Turkish principality in Syria
- 1104
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Medieval Turkish principality in Syria
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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.
The first Burid ruler, Toghtekin, began as a servant to the Seljuk ruler of Damascus, Duqaq. Following Duqaq's death in 1104, he seized the city for himself.
The dynasty was named after Toghtekin's son, Taj al-Muluk Buri. The Burids gained recognition from the Abbasid caliphs in return for considerable gifts. In return, the Caliphate did not interfere in the emirate.
The Burids ruled the city until 1154, when it was taken by the ruler of Aleppo, Nur ed-Din, founder of the Zengid dynasty.
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.
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