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زين الدين علي كوجك صاحب أربل

زين الدين علي كوجك صاحب أربل

c. August 1168 CE · Dhu al-Hijja 563 AH

Zayn al-Din Ali ibn Kuchuk ibn Baktakin the Turkmen, lord of Arbil; nicknamed Kuchuk — 'the small and short' — yet famed for surpassing strength and chivalry; he rebelled against al-Muqtafi then kept his allegiance; generous, just and well-conducted, said to have passed a hundred years; d. Dhu al-Hijja 563 1.

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
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Levant & Iraq
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Summary

Zayn al-Din 'Ali ibn Kuchuk ibn Baktakin al-Turkmani, the famous horseman and lord of Irbil. He was nicknamed Kuchuk — in Arabic, the slim-waisted short one — yet known for prodigious strength and gallantry. He rebelled against al-Muqtafi, disobeyed him, then kept to obedience; he was generous, lavish, just and of good conduct. It is said he passed a hundred; he died in Dhu'l-Hijja 563. 1

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  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 689
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