Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Seljuk atabeg nke Mosul na 1127. Ọ ghọrọ onye isi ndị Turkic na Northern Syria na Iraq, na-ewere Aleppo site na Artuqids na-ese okwu na 1128 na ijide County nke Edessa site n'aka ndị agha Cross mgbe agha nke
nnọchibido a nọchibidoro Edessa n'afọ 1144. Ihe ikpeazụ a Zengi mere mere ka ọ bụrụ dike n'ụwa ndị Alakụba, ma onye Frank bụ́ ohu nke aha ya bụ Yarankash gburu ya afọ abụọ ka e mesịrị, na 1146.