The early career of Zengi, 1084-1127 : the Turkmen influence
Zengi and his hostile policy towards the Seljuq Sultanate and the 'Abbasid Caliphate in Iran and Iraq : the art of pragmatism, 1127-46
Fragmented pacts : wars in the Jazira and Anatolia to dominate the Turkmen, the Kurds and the Arab tribes
Confronting the Crusaders and the Seljuqs in Syria : holy and unholy war, 1127-40
The fall of Edessa : jihad at the end of a career
Zengid administration and institutions : "Turkification" continued.