Burid dynasty

Burid dynasty
← 1104–1154 →
the Near east in 1135
Capital		Damascus
Languages		Arabic Turkish Persian
Religion		Sunni Islam
Government		Emirate
Emir
•	1104-1128	Toghtekin (first)
•	1140–1154	Mujir ad-Din Abaq (last)
History
•	Established	1104
•	Disestablished	1154
Currency		Dinar

The Burid dynasty was a Turkish Muslim dynasty^[1] which ruled over the Emirate of Damascus in the early 12th century.

History

The first Burid ruler, Toghtekin,^[2] 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 caliphate in return for considerable gifts. In return, the caliphate did not interfere in the emirate.^[1]

The Burids ruled the city until 1154, when it was taken by the Zengid ruler of Aleppo, Nur ed-Din.^[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.

Burid Emirs of Damascus

Titular Name(s)	Personal Name	Reign
Amir أمیر Saif-ul-Islam سیف الاسلام	Zahir-ud-din Toghtekin ظاھر الدین طغتکین	1104–1128
Amir أمیر	Taj-ul-Mulk Buri تاج الملک بوری	1128–1132
Amir أمیر	Shams-ul-Mulk Isma'il شمس الملک اسماعیل	1132–1135
Amir أمیر	Shihab-ud-din Mahmud شھاب الدین محمود	1135–1139
Amir أمیر	Jamal-ud-din Muhammad جمال الدین محمد	1139–1140
Amir أمیر	Mu'in-ud-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.

See also

• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

References

1. Burids, R. LeTourneau, The Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. I, ed. H.A.R.Gibb, J.H.Kramers, E. Levi Provencal and J. Schacht, (Brill, 1986), 1332.
2. 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.
3. Medieval Islamic Civilization: L-Z, Ed. Josef W. Meri, Jere L. Bacharach, (Taylor & Francis, 2006), 568.