the Turkmen-Kurd war across the Jazira and Mosul

الفتنة بين التركمان والأكراد بديار الجزيرة والموصل

c. 1185 CE · 581 AH

Mosul → The Jazira

A great fitna ran between the Turkmen and the Kurds through the Jazira and Mosul until the lands filled with dead and plunder — among the greatest disturbances of that country 1.

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In time

1170118011901200 c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

In space

Mosul

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Sides

the Turkmen

the Kurds

Summary

Strife broke out between the Turkmen and the Kurds in the lands of the Jazira and Mosul, until the country was filled with their dead and with plunder. It was among the greatest troubles of those lands. 1

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Occurred at
Mosul· The Jazira

People and things also explored

Great Mosque of al-Nuri· War between al-Ashraf's and Jalal al-Din's armies· Battle of al-Firad (12 AH)· Battle of al-Khazir· The Conquest of the Jazira· Conquest of Mosul· death of the atabeg Izz al-Din Masud of Mosul· Death of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah of Mosul

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 136
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islam.museum contributors. “the Turkmen-Kurd war across the Jazira and Mosul”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/turkman-kurd-fitna-581/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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Great Mosque of al-Nuri

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