Zayn al-Din Yusuf, lord of Irbil
زين الدين يوسف صاحب إربل
c. 25 October 1190 CE · 18 Ramadan 586 AH
Lord of Irbil — died 18 Ramadan 586 in Saladin's camp leaving no son; its people wrote to Mujahid al-Din Qaymaz begging him to rule them for their love of him, but none dared move against Saladin's will, and Irbil went to the dead man's brother Muzaffar al-Din in exchange for Harran and Edessa 1.
At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
Zayn al-Din Yusuf, son of Zayn al-Din Ali, lord of Irbil. He came to Salah al-Din with his armies, fell ill, and died on the eighteenth of Ramadan in the year 586 AH. He had no brother other than Muzaffar al-Din, and no son 1.
Succession of Irbil
The people of Irbil wrote to Mujahid al-Din Qaymaz asking him to come and make them their ruler, because of their preference for him and the goodness of his conduct. He did not dare to, out of fear of Salah al-Din. Then Salah al-Din granted Irbil to Muzaffar al-Din, and added to it Shahrazur and its districts, Darband Qurabaqli and Banu Qufchaq, in exchange for Harran and Edessa 1.
Connections
- Sibling of
- Muzaffar al-Din Kökburi
People and things also explored
The fall and death of Mangli (612 AH)· Muzaffar al-Din Kökburi
Sources
- al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 199
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