Ruler · 1084 – 1157

Ahmad Sanjar

Lived 1084 – 1157; politician. Emir of Mosul of Zengid dynasty, 1118 – 1157; also in the line of Seljuk Empire. The atlas files them under Seljuk Empire.

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Lived: 1084 – 1157; 73 years
In office: 39 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: ending not on record; nothing on record

Emir of Mosul

Zengid dynasty · the 1st of 4 dated reigns · 1118 – 1194

Ahmad Sanjar1118 – 1157

Qutb ad-Din Mawdud1149 – 1170

Tughril III1176 – 1194

Izz ad-Din Mas'ud1180 – 1193

died in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1118 – 1157 · 39 years

Left it: ending not on recordnothing on record: no death date to read the end against

Also in the line of Seljuk Empire.

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