Ilghazi

thumb|Here is a sacrifice of dogs ready for your swords! Najm al-Din Ilghazi ibn Artuq (Arabic: نجم الدين إلغازي ابن أرتوك; died 8 November 1122) was the Turkoman Artukid ruler of Mardin from 1107 to 1122. He was a formidable enemy of the Crusader states. Quotes Come on, soldiers! Guardians and agents of the supreme law! Here is a sacrifice of dogs ready for your swords! Rallying cry at the Battle of the Field of Blood (28 June 1119) as quoted in Walter the Chancellor, Bella Antiochena. Elizabeth Hallam (ed.) Chronicles of the Crusades (New York: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1989) p. 110 External links Category:People of the Crusades