Nur al-Din Muhammad

This article is about the son of Kara Arslan of Artuqids. For the Nizārī Ismā'īlī Imām and of the ruler of the Nizārī Ismā'īlī state, see Nur al-Din Muhammad II.

Nur ad-Din Muhammad (r. 1175–1185 CE) was a member of the Artuqid dynasty, and the son of Fahkr al-Din Qara Arslan (Kara Arslan).

Coin of Nur al-Din Muhammad enthroned, dated 576 H (1180-1181 CE).

Life

Nur ad-Din Muhammad was the Artuqid ruler of the Diyar Bakr, the northernmost region of Mesopotamia. In 1179 he received Saladin's protection against the Sultanate of Rum, with whom he had been feuding.^[1] In 1183 Saladin granted him the recently conquered Amida in return for his assistance against Mosul.^[2]

See also

Coinage of Muhammad, al-Hisn, 578 H. Obverse: Ala'smi'llah duriba bi'l-Hisn written date around youthful Seleucid head. Reverse: Malik al-umara Muhiyy al-`adil Nur al-Din Muhammad bin Qara Arslan bin Artuq Nasir al-Imam al-Nasir li-din allah /Mal'un man yu'ayyiruhu - legend in beaded circle

• Artuqids