Taj al-Din Zangi explained

Taj al-Din Zangi
Emir of Bamiyan
Reign:1200-1204/5
Predecessor:Khwarazmian administration
Successor:Khwarazmian conquest
Royal House:Ghurid
Father:Fakhr al-Din Masud
Birth Date:12th-century
Birth Place:Bamiyan
Death Date:1204/5
Death Place:Near Sarakhs
Religion:Sunni Islam

Taj al-Din Zangi (Persian: تاج الدین زنگی) was the Ghurid ruler of Sarakhs from c. 1200 to 1204/5.

Biography

He was the son of the Ghurid ruler of Bamiyan, Fakhr al-Din Masud. Zangi also had a brother named Shams al-Din Muhammad ibn Masud. Zangi is first mentioned during the Ghurid conquest of western Khorasan, where he was appointed as the governor of Sarakhs, and was also given Abiward and Nasa as part of his domains. In 1201/2, the Khwarazm-shah Muhammad II invaded Khorasan, and besieged Sarakhs. However, Zangi managed to trick Muhammad II by pretending to leave the city to him, but then pillaged a Khwarazmian camp, where he managed to get supplies for his army and the city. The Ghurid prince Nasir al-Din Muhammad Kharnak shortly came to the aid of Zangi, and inflicted a heavy defeat on the Khwarazmians. In 1204/5, Zangi was killed by the Khwarmazians near Sarakhs.

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