Atabeg Politics of Mosul

Name: Atabeg Politics of Mosul
Start: 1141
End: 1150

Type Event Region Iraq Time 1141–1150

In the 1140s, Mosul served as the base of Zengi's expansion under the atabeg system;…

Timeline

1141–1143Mosul · IraqZengi assembled cavalry and tax resources at Mosul, governing the city's military and civil affairs as atabeg while sending forces to the Syrian front, making Mosul the rear hub of his war against the Crusaders.
1144–1146Baghdad · IraqAfter the fall of Edessa, Zengi consolidated power in Mosul while seeking the caliph's recognition in the name of holy war, nominally subject to the weakened Seljuk overlord but actually making independent decisions on Syrian military operations.
1146–1150Mosul · IraqAfter Zengi's assassination, Saif al-Din Ghazi succeeded as atabeg of Mosul, forming an Aleppo–Mosul partition with his brother Nur al-Din; Mosul continued to control northern Mesopotamian resources, supporting the Zengid family's overall strategy against the Crusaders and Syrian local powers.

Zangid Dynasty — Carole Hillenbrand https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zangid-dynasty
A Muslim Principality in Crusader Times — Zakarlya Katbi (2001)