At a glance
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Review
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Life in time
In space
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Overview
Lord of Mosul — the sultan al-Malik al-Qahir 'Izz al-Din Abu'l-Fath Mas'ud b. Sultan Nur al-Din Arslan Shah b. Mas'ud the Atabegid Zangid; born in 590, he ruled after his father at seventeen, described as handsome, just and generous. 1
His death
It was said he was poisoned; he died in Rabi' II 615 at twenty-five, and the people felt his loss grievously. After him ruled, by his own appointment, his son Nur al-Din Arslan Shah — also called 'Ali — aged ten, who died at the year's end likewise. 1
Connections
- Ruler of
- Mosul
- Child of
- Nur al-Din Arslan Shah
- Died in
- Mosul
- Participated in
- Badr al-Din Lu'lu' seizes Mosul, 621
People and things also explored
Death of Nur al-Din Arslan Shah of Mosul· Nur al-Din Arslan Shah of Mosul defeated by al-Adil's armies· Badr al-Din Lu'lu' seizes Mosul, 621· Mosul· Great Mosque of al-Nuri· al-Adil takes the Khabur and Nisibis and besieges Sinjar· Battle of al-Khazir· Conquest of Mosul
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 62
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Malik al-Qahir Mas'ud”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-malik-al-qahir-masud/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.