Cizre-Mosul War
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Emirate of Mosul Artuqid Dynasty | Emirate of Cizre | ||||||||
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Musa al-Turkomani X Sokmen ibn Artuq | Shams al-Dawla Jikirmish | ||||||||
Cizre-Mosul War, was a war fought in 1102, between the Emir of Mosul, Musa al-Turkmani, and the Emir of Cizre, Shams al-Dawla Jakramish.
Background
In August–September 1102, the Emir of Mosul, Qiwam al-Dawla Kerbogha, died. Karboqa appointed one of his soldiers, named Sunqurjah, as his successor. However, the notables of Mosul invited Musa al-Turkomani, the Emir of Hasankeyf. When he arrived, Sanqarja thought that Musa had come to pledge allegiance. But during the conversation between them, it became clear that he had come to take Mosul from him. A fight broke out between them, which ended with the killing of Sanqarja and Musa al-Turkmani taking over the rule of Mosul. When Shams al-Dawla Jikirmish, the Emir of Cizre, learned of this, he went out to fight.[1][2][3]
War
Shams al-Dawla went out to Nusaybin and seized it, so Musa al-Turkmani headed to Cizre intending to attack it and force Jikirmish to return and defend his city, but when he approached it, the soldiers abandoned him and joined Jikirmish, and Musa returned to Mosul while Jikirmish besieged him there. When the siege intensified, Musa al-Turkmani sought help from Sokmen ibn Artuq, surrendering Hasankeyf to him and giving him ten thousand dinars in exchange for his assistance.[1][2][3] Sokmen arrived from Diyarbakir, and when Jikirmish learned of his arrival, he considered lifting the siege and withdrew from Mosul. Musa went out to meet Sokmen, but in the village of Karaba, some of the Qawamiya ghilman assassinated him by shooting an arrow at him. His companions returned defeated to Mosul and buried him on a hill called Tell Musa, named after him. Meanwhile, Sokmen went to Hasankeyf and captured it. Jikirmish soon returned to Mosul and besieged it again for several days until the city surrendered, and he entered it peacefully.[1][2][3]
Aftermath
After he entered, Jikirmish treated Mosul's inhabitants well and executed the ghilman who assassinated Musa al-Turkomani. After that, Jikirmish seized the banks of the Khabur River and subdued the Arab and Kurdish tribes who obeyed him.[1][2][3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Khalil, Imad al-Din (2005). Islamic resistance against the Crusader invasion (1 ed.). Damascus-Beirut: Dar Ibn Kathir. p. 42.
- 1 2 3 4 Ibn al-Athir (2002). The Complete History. Vol. 9. Reviewer: Muhammad Yusuf Al-Daqqaq (4 ed.). Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-Elmiyah. pp. 54–55.
- 1 2 3 4 Ibn Khaldun. History of Ibn Khaldun. Vol. 5. p. 35.