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  "ar": "تاج الدين أبو بكر صاحب زوزن",
  "en": "Taj al-Din Abu Bakr of Zuzan"
 },
 "summary": {
  "ar": "تاج الدين أبو بكر أمير خوارزمشاه محمد بن تكش؛ بدأ جمالاً يكري الجمال في الأسفار ثم صار سروان جماله فرأى منه خوارزمشاه جلداً وأمانة فقدمه حتى صار من أعيان أمرائه وأثقتهم وولاه زوزن، فقال له: بلاد كرمان مجاورة لبلدي فلو أضاف إلي عسكراً لملكتها، ففتحها في أسرع وقت وملك مكران إلى السند وأطاعه صاحب هرمز وخطب لخوارزمشاه بقلهات وبعض عمان؛ كان عاقلاً ذا رأي وحزم وشجاعة {cite:kamil-ibn-al-athir p. 362-363}.",
  "en": "From camel-hirer to the Khwarazmshah's most trusted amir — Abu Bakr of Zuzan conquered Kirman, Makran and Sind, received Hormuz's tribute and raised his master's khutba on the Omani coast {cite:kamil-ibn-al-athir p. 362-363}."
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  "gender": "male",
  "roles": [
   "military"
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  "sources": [
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  ],
  "provenance": {
   "layer": "own-research",
   "source": "الكامل في التاريخ — ابن الأثير، مسح kamilt00_201908، ص 362-363",
   "generated_by": "Devin (SWE-2 High) from Apple Vision OCR",
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  "ar": {
   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "موجز",
     "markdown": "تاج الدين أبو بكر أمير خوارزمشاه محمد بن تكش، ولاه زوزن. {cite:kamil-ibn-al-athir p.362-363}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "صعوده",
     "markdown": "يذكر ابن الأثير أنه بدأ جمالاً يكري الجمال في الأسفار، ثم صار سروان جماله. رأى منه خوارزمشاه جلداً وأمانة، فقدمه حتى صار من أعيان أمرائه. {cite:kamil-ibn-al-athir p.362-363}"
    },
    {
     "heading": "فتوحه",
     "markdown": "قال لخوارزمشاه إن بلاد كرمان مجاورة لبلده، وإنه يملكها لو أضاف إليه عسكراً. ففتحها في أسرع وقت، وملك مكران إلى السند. وأطاعه صاحب هرمز، وخُطب لخوارزمشاه بقلهات وبعض عمان. {cite:kamil-ibn-al-athir p.362-363}\n\nوصفه ابن الأثير بأنه عاقل ذو رأي وحزم وشجاعة. {cite:kamil-ibn-al-athir p.362-363}"
    }
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    "id": "person/taj-al-din-abu-bakr-zuzani",
    "lang": "ar",
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   }
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  "en": {
   "sections": [
    {
     "heading": "Overview",
     "markdown": "Taj al-Din Abu Bakr, amir of Khwarazm Shah Muhammad ibn Takish, whom he appointed over Zuzan {cite:kamil-ibn-al-athir p.362-363}."
    },
    {
     "heading": "His rise",
     "markdown": "Ibn al-Athir reports that he began as a camel-man hiring out camels for journeys, and then became the leader of the camel-drivers. The Khwarazm Shah saw in him resolve and trustworthiness, and advanced him until he became one of the notables among his amirs {cite:kamil-ibn-al-athir p.362-363}."
    },
    {
     "heading": "His conquests",
     "markdown": "He said to the Khwarazm Shah that the lands of Kirman were next to his own country, and that he would take them if the Shah added soldiers to him. He conquered them in the shortest time, and took Makran as far as Sind. The lord of Hormuz obeyed him, and the sermon was given for the Khwarazm Shah at Qalhat and part of Oman {cite:kamil-ibn-al-athir p.362-363}.\n\nIbn al-Athir describes him as wise, of sound judgement, resolute and brave {cite:kamil-ibn-al-athir p.362-363}."
    }
   ],
   "frontmatter": {
    "id": "person/taj-al-din-abu-bakr-zuzani",
    "lang": "en",
    "source_lang": "ar",
    "translators": [
     "Claude Haiku 5.5 (claude-haiku-5-5), draft translation"
    ]
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   "role": "الأمير الفاتح",
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  "person/muhammad-khwarazmshah",
  "event/taj-al-din-kirman-hormuz-611"
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