Kerbogha, lord of Mosul
كربوقا صاحب الموصل
1102 CE · 495 AH
Kerbogha, a Seljuk amir and lord of Mosul; he held it after Aqsunqur and Bozan when Tutush seized them at Aleppo, waged a running war with Sukman ibn Artuq in which he captured Sukman's son Yaquti and held him at Mardin's fortress with the castellan al-Mughni, marched against Amid and fought Sukman bitterly before beating him, and died in 495 AH when Musa al-Turkmani took Mosul after him.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler · military-commander
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Kerbogha, one of the Seljuq amirs and lord of Mosul. 1
Mosul
He took it after Aqsunqur and Buzan, when Tutush arrested them in Aleppo. 1
His wars
Strife and wars took place between him and Sukman ibn Artuq. In one of them he captured Yaqut, son of Sukman, and imprisoned him in the fortress of Mardin with the singer, lord of the fortresses. He marched to besiege Amid, and Sukman fought him fiercely and then defeated him. 1
Death
He died in 495 AH, and after him Musa the Turkmen took Mosul. The Gregorian date is derived from the Hijri date. 1
Connections
- Fought
- Sukman ibn Artuq
- Fought by
- Sukman ibn Artuq
People and things also explored
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Kerbogha, lord of Mosul”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/kerbogha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.