Rulers of Aleppo
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Seleucids
- The ancient city taken from the Achaemenid Persians by Alexander the Great in 333 BC, remained in the possession of his successors the SeleucidsSeleucid EmpireThe Seleucid Empire was a Greek-Macedonian state that was created out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great. At the height of its power, it included central Anatolia, the Levant, Mesopotamia, Persia, today's Turkmenistan, Pamir and parts of Pakistan.The Seleucid Empire was a major centre...
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HamdanidsHamdanid dynastyThe Hamdanid dynasty was a Shi'a Muslim Arab dynasty of northern Iraq and Syria . They claimed to have been descended from the ancient Banu Taghlib Christian tribe of Mesopotamia....
- Saif al-Daula (945 – 967)
- Saad al-Daula 967–991
- Saeed al-Daula 991–1002
- Abu al-Hassan 1002–1004
- Abu al-Maaly 1004
The FatimidFatimidThe Fatimid Islamic Caliphate or al-Fāṭimiyyūn was a Berber Shia Muslim caliphate first centered in Tunisia and later in Egypt that ruled over varying areas of the Maghreb, Sudan, Sicily, the Levant, and Hijaz from 5 January 909 to 1171.The caliphate was ruled by the Fatimids, who established the...
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- Lu'lu' 1004–1009
- Murtada Ad Dawla Mansur 1009–1015
- Fath The Slave 1015–1023
The Mirdassites (1015–1094)
- Assad ul Dawla Salih 1023–1029
- Shibl ud Dawla Nasr 1029–1038
- Anushtukin Al Dabzari 1038–1043
- Muez ud Dwala Thumal 1043–1057
- Al Hassan Bin Mulhem 1057–1060
- Rashid ud Dawla Mahmmud 1060–1076
- Jalal ud Dawla Nasr 1076–1076
- Abul Fadl Sabeq 1076–1079
The Aquilites (1079–1086)
- Sharaf Ud Dawla Muslim 1079–1085
- Ibrahim Bin Quraysh 1085–1085
- Al Sharif Bin Al Habiby 1085–1086
SultanSultanSultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
ate of Aleppo (1086–1260)
- SeljuqGreat Seljuq EmpireThe Great Seljuq Empire was a medieval Persianate, Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire, originating from the Qynyq branch of Oghuz Turks. The Seljuq Empire controlled a vast area stretching from the Hindu Kush to eastern Anatolia and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf...
Dynasty in Aleppo and DamascusDamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
:- Qasim Ud Dawla Aq Sunqur1086–1094
- Tag Ud Dawla Tutush 1094–1095
- SeljuqGreat Seljuq EmpireThe Great Seljuq Empire was a medieval Persianate, Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire, originating from the Qynyq branch of Oghuz Turks. The Seljuq Empire controlled a vast area stretching from the Hindu Kush to eastern Anatolia and from Central Asia to the Persian Gulf...
Dynasty in Aleppo:- Radwan ibn Tausch 1095–1113
- Alp Arslan al-Akhies ibn-Radwan 1113–1114
- Sultan Shah ibn-Radwan 1114–1117
- Ibn al-Khashshab, de facto
- The Artuqids in Aleppo:
- Ghazi ibn-Artuq 1117
- Timurtash ibn-al-Ghazi 1117–1118
- Suleyman I ibn-al-Ghazi 1118–1121
- Suleyman II (usurper) 1121–1123
- Balak the Usurper 1123–1124
- Timurtash ibn-al-Ghazi (second time) 1124–1125
- Ak Sunkur 1125–1127 (Sultan of MosulMosulMosul , is a city in northern Iraq and the capital of the Ninawa Governorate, some northwest of Baghdad. The original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has now grown to encompass substantial...
) - Masul ibn-Ak Sunkur 1127–1128 (Sultan of )
- Zengid dynastyZengid dynastyThe Zengid dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Turkic origin, which ruled parts of Syria and northern Iraq on behalf of the Seljuk Empire.-History:...
in Aleppo:- Zenghi I Ibn Ak Sunkur Kasim el Awla 1128–1146
- Nur ad-Din Mahmud ibn-Zengi 1146–1173 (since 1154 to 1173 united with Damascus)
- Malek as-Saleh ibn-Nur ad-Din 1173–1181
- Masud of Mosul (son of the Mosul Sultan) 1181–1182
- Zengi II, brother of Masud 1182–1183
- Conquered by SaladinSaladinṢalāḥ ad-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb , better known in the Western world as Saladin, was an Arabized Kurdish Muslim, who became the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founded the Ayyubid dynasty. He led Muslim and Arab opposition to the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant...
in 1183; SultanSultanSultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
1183–1186 (in EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, DamascusDamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
and AleppoAleppoAleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
) - Ayyubid dynastyAyyubid dynastyThe Ayyubid dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Kurdish origin, founded by Saladin and centered in Egypt. The dynasty ruled much of the Middle East during the 12th and 13th centuries CE. The Ayyubid family, under the brothers Ayyub and Shirkuh, originally served as soldiers for the Zengids until they...
in Aleppo:- Malek Al-Adil I (brother of Saladin, viceroy) 1183–1186
- Malek Az-Zahir 1186–1216
- Malek Al-Aziz 1216–1236
- Al Malek An-Nasir Yusuf 1236–1260
- Mongol conquest in 1260, and then to Kutus, Mameluk SultanSultanSultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
of EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
Mameluks
- Imad ud Din Al Qazwinny 1260–1260
- Al Saeed Ali Al Mousily 1260–1260
- Hussam Ud Din Lagin 1260–1261
See also
- Rulers of DamascusRulers of DamascusThis is a list of rulers of Damascus from ancient times to the present.-Aram Damascus:*Rezon I *Tabrimmon*Ben-Hadad I *Hadadezer *Hazael *Ben-Hadad III...
- List of Emirs of Mosul