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Ilghazi

d. 1122 · 12th century · Also known as Najm al-Din Ilghazi

Ilghazi was a Turkmen emir of the Artuqid dynasty who ruled Mardin and took over Aleppo in 1117–1118. In 1119 he destroyed the army of the Principality of Antioch at the Battle of Ager Sanguinis. In 1121 he and his allies were defeated by the Georgians under David IV at the Battle of Didgori.

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