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<p>[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 8190014, member: 75482"]Kökburi is an interesting character. The dynastic founder was Kökburi's father, Zain al-Din 'Ali Kütschük, who was appointed <i>atabeg</i> of Mosul in 1146 and later established autonomous rule over a small region centered on Irbil. The Turkic title <i>Atabeg</i> (<i>ata </i>"father" + <i>beg </i>"prince") meant something like "proxy-father" or "prince-tutor", a noble charged with the guardianship and education of young princes when they were sent as provincial governors. Often these <i>atabegs</i> became the defacto rulers of the provinces assigned to their charges. The title <i>atabeg was</i> hereditary, so that once an individual had performed this function, the title (and the defacto power) continued down through the family. The dynastic name <i>Begteginid</i> derives from Beg-Tegin, a commander in the Seljuk army, the father of Kütschük and the grandfather of Kökburi. Kökburi died childless, bringing the short-lived dynasty of he Begteginids to an end. In an unusual act, Kökburi bequeathed his kingdom to the 'Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir (1226-1242), whose temporal rule was otherwise rather limited.</p><p> </p><p>The reverse center cites the 'Abbasid caliph al-Nasir (1180-1225) as "commander of the faithful" in typical fashion. Kökburi' is styled <i>malik al-amra</i> ("king of the commanders") and <i>muzaffar al-din </i>("triumphant in the faith"). The name كوكبوري (<i>Kukburi</i>) can be read in the left half of the last line. On the obverse, <i>duriba bi-Arbil </i>("struck at Irbil") is plain enough just below the lion-rider. Above the rider, not so plain, is the date written out in words.</p><p><br /></p><p>The BM catalogue (1877) spells the name "Kook-booree", complete with hyphen <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 8190014, member: 75482"]Kökburi is an interesting character. The dynastic founder was Kökburi's father, Zain al-Din 'Ali Kütschük, who was appointed [I]atabeg[/I] of Mosul in 1146 and later established autonomous rule over a small region centered on Irbil. The Turkic title [I]Atabeg[/I] ([I]ata [/I]"father" + [I]beg [/I]"prince") meant something like "proxy-father" or "prince-tutor", a noble charged with the guardianship and education of young princes when they were sent as provincial governors. Often these [I]atabegs[/I] became the defacto rulers of the provinces assigned to their charges. The title [I]atabeg was[/I] hereditary, so that once an individual had performed this function, the title (and the defacto power) continued down through the family. The dynastic name [I]Begteginid[/I] derives from Beg-Tegin, a commander in the Seljuk army, the father of Kütschük and the grandfather of Kökburi. Kökburi died childless, bringing the short-lived dynasty of he Begteginids to an end. In an unusual act, Kökburi bequeathed his kingdom to the 'Abbasid caliph al-Mustansir (1226-1242), whose temporal rule was otherwise rather limited. The reverse center cites the 'Abbasid caliph al-Nasir (1180-1225) as "commander of the faithful" in typical fashion. Kökburi' is styled [I]malik al-amra[/I] ("king of the commanders") and [I]muzaffar al-din [/I]("triumphant in the faith"). The name كوكبوري ([I]Kukburi[/I]) can be read in the left half of the last line. On the obverse, [I]duriba bi-Arbil [/I]("struck at Irbil") is plain enough just below the lion-rider. Above the rider, not so plain, is the date written out in words. The BM catalogue (1877) spells the name "Kook-booree", complete with hyphen :)[/QUOTE]
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