# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/imad-ad-din-zengi
# Generated: 2026-09-01T00:29:09.707Z

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name: "Imad ad-Din Zengi"
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birthDate: "1087"
deathDate: "1146-09-14"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born around 1084 or 1088, Imad ad-Din Zengi rose through the ranks of the Seljuk Empire to become atabeg — a military governor wielding real power beneath the sultan's distant authority. He took Mosul first, then extended his reach to Aleppo and Hama, consolidating a patchwork of cities into a coherent power base. His conquest of Edessa marked a turning point in the region's balance, pulling territory back from Crusader control. He died on 14 September 1146, but the dynasty he founded — the Zengids — outlasted him, carrying his template of centralised military rule into the generation that followed.