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- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
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Summary
Aq Sunqur al-Hajib was a mamluk of the Seljuk sultan Malik-shah and governor of Aleppo from 1087. He was defeated by Tutush in 1094, and he was the father of Zangi.
Encyclopaedia of Islam account
The Encyclopaedia of Islam (2nd ed.), article signed H. A. R. Gibb, describes Aq Sunqur b. 'Abd Allah, known as Qasim al-Dawla and al-Hajib, a mamluk of Malik-shah. Malik-shah appointed him to the government of Aleppo in 480/1087. At first he supported the efforts of the Seljuk prince Tutush to establish himself in Syria. After Malik-shah's death, he and the other governors of northern Syria and the Jazira declared for Barkiyaruk, and he was defeated by Tutush near Aleppo in Jumada I 487/May 1094. He was the father of Zangi, later atabeg of Mosul, and he is praised for his justice and good government. 1
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 1 p. 336
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir
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islam.museum contributors. “Aq Sunqur al-Hajib (Seljuk governor of Aleppo, d. 1094)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/aq-sunqur-al-hajib/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.