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Shirkuh

Asad al-Dīn Shīrkūh bin Shādhī (Arabic: أسد الدين شيركوه بن شاذي, romanized: ʾasad al-Dīn Šērkōh bin Šāḏī; Kurdish: ئەسەدەدین شێرکۆ، شێرگوێ, romanized: Esed El-Dîn Şêrko, Şêrgûh), (died 23 March 1169) was a Kurdish commander in service of the Zengid dynasty, then the Fatimid Caliphate and uncle of Saladin. His military and diplomatic efforts in Egypt…

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Born
Dvin, Armenia
Father
Shadhi ibn Marwan (Kurdish Chief)
Names
NamesAsad ad-Dīn Shirkuh ibn Shadhī
Predecessor
Shawar
Reign
18 January – 23 March 1169
Religion
Sunni Islam

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Shirkuh

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Edges63
Triples104
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
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Shirkuh

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related to Origins and earlier career · 42
Shirkuh → Aineddawla Yaruqi, Armenia, Ayyub, Ayyubid, Baalbek, Baghdad, Bihruz, Christian, Damascus, Din, Din Ayyub, Din Zengi, Din Zengi's, Din's, Dirgham, Dvin, Egypt, Fatimid, He, Homs
related to Later career · 25
Shirkuh → Alexandria, Although, Amalric, Asad, Baha, Byzantine Empire, Cairo, Crusader, Crusaders, Din, Egypt, Fatimid, Fatimid Caliph Al-Adid, He, In Egypt, In January, Jumada II, March, Shaddad, Shawar
related to Legacy · 19
Shirkuh → After, Al-Ashraf Musa, Although Nur, Ayyubid, Din, Din Zengi, Egypt, Emir, From, He, Homs, Mamluk Empire, Muhammad, Nur, Palestine, Saladin, Shirkuh's, Sultan, Syria
related to Name · 11
Shirkuh → Asad, Din, His Arabic, In Latin, Kurdish, Sher-gue, Shirguh, Siraconus, The, Tyre, William
Born · 1
Shirkuh → Dvin, Armenia
Father · 1
Shirkuh → Shadhi ibn Marwan (Kurdish Chief)
Names · 1
Shirkuh → NamesAsad ad-Dīn Shirkuh ibn Shadhī
Predecessor · 1
Shirkuh → Shawar
Reign · 1
Shirkuh → 18 January – 23 March 1169
Religion · 1
Shirkuh → Sunni Islam

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saladin egypt ad-din nur shawar kurdish fatimid dynasty later ibn asad homs amalric dvin great first succeeded history press died

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShirkuhBornDvin, Armenia1.00infobox
ShirkuhFatherShadhi ibn Marwan (Kurdish Chief)1.00infobox
ShirkuhNamesNamesAsad ad-Dīn Shirkuh ibn Shadhī1.00infobox
ShirkuhPredecessorShawar1.00infobox
ShirkuhReign18 January – 23 March 11691.00infobox
ShirkuhReligionSunni Islam1.00infobox
ShirkuhSuccessorSaladin (Vizier)1.00infobox
Shirkuhrelated to Later careerEgypt0.60section
Shirkuhrelated to Later careerFatimid Caliph Al-Adid0.60section
Shirkuhrelated to Later careerCrusaders0.60section
Shirkuhrelated to Later careerCairo0.60section
Shirkuhrelated to Later careerShawar0.60section

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