Zengid Politics in Mosul

Timeline

1. 1205–1210Mosul · IraqZengid emir Nur al-Din Arslan Shah nominally ruled Mosul, while atabeg Badr al-Din Lulu held actual control of military, political, and financial affairs, creating a political situation of emir and regent coexisting.
2. 1206–1210Mosul · IraqThe Zengid regime in Mosul maneuvered between the Ayyubid sultan and the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad, sometimes allied and sometimes opposed, to maintain its independence in northern Iraq and control of trade routes.