Taj al-Muluk Buri
Burid ruler of Damascus (r. 1128–1132) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taj al-Muluk Buri (Arabic: تاج الملوك بوري; died 6 June 1132) was an Turkoman atabeg of Damascus from 1128 to 1132. He was initially an officer in the army of Duqaq, the Seljuk ruler of Damascus, together with his father Toghtekin. When the latter took power after Duqaq's death, Buri acted as regent and later became atabeg himself. Damascus's Burid dynasty was named for him.
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Taj al-Muluk Buri تاج الملوك بوري | |
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Atabeg of Damascus | |
Reign | 1128 – 1132 |
Predecessor | Zahir ad-Din Toghtekin |
Successor | Shams al-Mulk Isma'il |
Born | Damascus, Syria |
Died | 6 June 1132 Damascus, Syria |
Burial | Damascus |
Spouse | Zumurrud Khatun |
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Dynasty | Burid |
Father | Toghtekin |
Religion | Islam |
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