The impressive history in the Ayyubid state in Mosul

The Brilliant History in the Ayyubid State in Mosul The Brilliant History in the Ayyubid State in Mosul Classification: History Author: Ali ibn Abi al-Karam (known as Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari) Researcher: Ma'mun Muhammad Saeed Al-Saghirji ISBN: 978-614-415-476-2 Edition Number: 1 Publication Date: 2025 Size: 17×24 Paper: Fine Print Colors: Two colors Binding: Cardboard Number of Pages: 544 Number of Volumes: 1 About the Book: This is a book dedicated by its author Abu al-Hasan Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari to praising the biography of the Seljuk Sultans of Sinjar and commending their honorable Islamic stances, and their wars with the Byzantines during a period of the Abbasid era (between 477-607 AH), mostly drawing its news from his father Abu al-Karam Muhammad ibn Abdul Karim, nicknamed Al-Athir. It includes biographies of senior ministers and commanders, with praise for their efforts and virtues, and specifically mentions the Zanki family who founded the Zanki state. Ibn al-Athir excelled greatly in describing their wars with the Byzantines, including the conquest of their castles and the fall of their forts one after another, characterized by his eloquent style and magnificent, wonderful expressions. In some parts of his book Al-Kamel, he referred to his brilliant book, and vice versa, to clarify and complete what he mentioned about them in Al-Kamel, and to expand on their news.