Title name of the book is “Imad-ud-Din Zangi” Written by Maulana Sadiq Hussain Siddique.
Sultan Imad-ud-Din Zangi was one of the great General and worrier on the Islamic world in the history. He was the son of Sultan Malik Shah. Sultan Mahmood conferred on him the govt of Mosul in conjunction with the title of Atabek, the Tutor of the Princess. When consolidating his power in Syria and Iraq, Imad-ud-Din was attacked on Edessa that was one amongst the strongest fortresses held by the Crusaders and fashioned the centre of their aggressive inroads into the neighboring territories held by the Muslims.
Imad-ud-Din captured Edessa in 539 A.H. In keeping with Arab historians it absolutely was the “conquests of conquest” for Edessa was regarded by the Christians because the “stoutest prop of the Latin Empire. Thus the valley of the Euphratus was therefore finally saved from the marauding excursions of the Crusaders.
Shortly when achieving this sensible victory ‘Imad-ud-Din was assassination by a slave on the fifth of Rabi’ al-Thani , 541 A.H. Therefore perished one amongst the best heroes of Islam, who was opened the manner for a counter attacks against Crisaders. However, the task left incomplete by the good ‘Atabek was taken so much ahead by his illustrious son Nuruddin Zangi.
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