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Nur ad-Din

1116 - 1174

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Nūr al-Dīn Maḥmūd Zengī (نور الدين محمود زنگي; February 1118 – 15 May 1174), commonly known as Nur ad-Din (lit. 'Light of the Faith' in Arabic), was a member of the Zengid dynasty, who ruled the Syrian province (Shām) of the Seljuk Empire. He reigned from 1146 to 1174. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nur ad-Din has received more than 7,287 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Nur ad-Din is the 835th most popular politician (down from 801st in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Iraqi Politician.

Nur ad-din is most famous for leading the Muslim resistance to the Crusaders in the Levant.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nur ad-Din ranks 835 out of 15,577. Before him are Vlad II Dracul, Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XIII of Sweden, Olaf II of Norway, Wilhelm Pieck, and Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Cao Pi, Cleopatra I Syra, Lech Kaczyński, Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator, Louis I of Spain, and William Howard Taft.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1116, Nur ad-Din ranks 1. After him are Ibn al-Jawzi, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden, Berengaria of Barcelona, Philip of France, and Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair. Among people deceased in 1174, Nur ad-Din ranks 1. After him are Amalric of Jerusalem, Andrey Bogolyubsky, Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Everard des Barres, Wace, and Judith of Thuringia.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Nur ad-Din ranks 26 out of 338. Before him are Al-Masudi (896), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Belshazzar (-600), Ahmad Sanjar (1100), Khosrow II (570), and Al-Ma'mun (786). After him are Idris (-3500), Fuzûlî (1494), Gudea (-2200), Muhammad al-Mahdi (869), Nabopolassar (-658), and Jalal Talabani (1933).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iraq

Among politicians born in Iraq, Nur ad-Din ranks 13. Before him are Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Sennacherib (-740), Sargon II (-750), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Khosrow II (570), and Al-Ma'mun (786). After him are Gudea (-2200), Nabopolassar (-658), Jalal Talabani (1933), Ur-Nammu (-2200), Möngke Khan (1209), and Antiochus I Soter (-324).

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