Buri ibn Tughtekin

Timeline

1. 1128–1129Damascus · DamascusBuri inherited Damascus in 1128 after his father Tughtekin's death, taking the honorific 'Taj al-Muluk' (Crown of Kings). He continued his father's policies, maintaining a political balance between the Crusader states and northern Islamic powers, and began addressing the growing Ismaili influence in Damascus.
2. 1129–1131Damascus and surroundings · DamascusIn 1129, Buri joined forces with King Baldwin II of Jerusalem to carry out a large-scale massacre of Ismaili quarters inside and outside Damascus; according to historical records over six thousand were killed. This completely dismantled the Ismailis' organized power in Damascus, consolidating Buri's authority in the short term, but also brought ruin upon himself.
3. 1131–1132Damascus · DamascusIn 1131, two Ismaili members disguised as garden servants attacked Buri while he was alone in a garden, seriously wounding him. Though not killed outright, his injuries were grave, and he died in 1132 after about a year bedridden. His death triggered a political crisis in the Burid dynasty; several of his sons ruled briefly before Mu'in al-Din Unur ultimately seized real power.