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Muzaffar ad-Din Kokbori
A Kurdish atabeg who ruled Erbil (Arbela) from 1191, establishing a semi-independent military regime in northern Iraq;…
Timeline
- 1191–1200Erbil · ErbilAfter his father and grandfather, he controlled Erbil's citadel and the surrounding trade routes, excelling in cavalry, and consolidated an independent position in the power vacuum of northern Iraq after Saladin.
- 1201–1210Northern Iraq · KurdistanIn the 1200s he alternately fought and allied with the Khwarazm shahs, at times intervening in Ayyubid succession disputes, at times plundering Mesopotamian towns; his frequent military activity made him an important variable in the political chessboard of Persia and Syria.
- 1211–1233Erbil · ErbilOn the eve of the westward advance of the Mongols he still held Erbil and continued to take part in military alliances in northern Iraq; he died in 1233, his sons briefly maintained rule, and the territory was ultimately taken by the Mongols.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Muẓaffar al-Dīn Kokbūrī — C. E. Bosworth
- The History of the Jihad: Volume 2 — Paul F. Crawford (2020)