اغتيال آق سنقر البرسقي

اغتيال آق سنقر البرسقي

1126 CE · 520 AH

Mosul

In 1126 the Batinis assassinated Aq Sunqur al-Bursuqi, atabeg of Mosul and crusade-fighter, while he prayed in Mosul's Great Mosque 1.

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Era
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
Region
Levant & Iraq
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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

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Mosul

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Overview

In 520 AH the Batiniyya killed Aq Sunqur al-Bursuqi, the amir of Mosul, while he was praying in its Great Mosque. He had been occupied with fighting the Crusaders. 2

Ibn al-Athir's description

Al-Salabi, quoting Ibn al-Athir, says that he was a Turkish mamluk who loved the people of knowledge and the righteous, saw justice and practised it, and kept the prayers at their times. 2

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Occurred at
Mosul
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آق سنقر البرسقي

People and things also explored

Great Mosque of al-Nuri· وقعة الخازر· Conquest of Mosul· Harthama ibn Arfaja al-Bariqi· Ibn al-Athir al-Jazri· Ibn al-Athir Diya' al-Din· Ibn al-Athir Imad al-Din· Ibn al-Athir Izz al-Din

Sources

  1. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p. 35
  2. al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001), p.35
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islam.museum contributors. “اغتيال آق سنقر البرسقي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/killing-aq-sunqur-bursuqi-520/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.

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Great Mosque of al-Nuri

A mosque in Mosul, dated to 1172 CE.