Editing 1154 (section)

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* [[April 18]] &ndash; [[Nur ad-Din (died 1174)|Nur al-Din]], Seljuk ruler (''[[atabeg]]'') of [[Aleppo]], encamps before [[Damascus]] and overthrows [[Mujir ad-Din Abaq|Mujir al-Din]] by force  with support of the Jewish citizens, who open the eastern gate to the bulk of his army. Mujir flees to the citadel, but capitulates after only a few hours. He is offered his life and the Emirate of [[Homs]]. A few weeks later Mujir is suspected of plotting with old friends in Damascus and is exiled to [[Baghdad]]. Damascus is annexed to [[Zengid dynasty|Zangid]] territory and all of [[Syria]] is unified under the authority of Nur al-Din, from [[Edessa]] in the north to the [[Hauran]] to the south.<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of the Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem'', p. 278. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29876-3}}.</ref>
* Nur al-Din establishes the [[Nur al-Din Bimaristan|Al-Nuri Hospital]] in Damascus. The hospital has outpatient consulting rooms, a conference room, prayer hall, vestibules and bathrooms.<ref>{{cite web|title=Al-Nuri hospital, in Damascus 1154|url=http://www.shininghistory.com/2009/06/al-nuri-hospitaldamascus-in-1154.html|access-date=8 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107040400/http://www.shininghistory.com/2009/06/al-nuri-hospitaldamascus-in-1154.html|archive-date=November 7, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>