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Shirkuh

Asad ad-Dīn Shīrkūh bin Shādhī (; ), (died 23 March 1169) was a Kurdish mercenary commander in service of the Zengid dynasty, then the Fatimid Caliphate and uncle of Saladin. His military and diplomatic efforts in Egypt were a key factor in establishing the Ayyubid dynasty in that country.

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Royalty.name: Shirkuh
Royalty.image: Amaury1A.jpg
Royalty.caption: 13th century European depiction of Adîd abû Muhammad and Shîrkûh (upper panel), with the arrival of Amalric at Constantinople (lower panel)
Royalty.succession: Vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate
Royalty.reign: 18 January – 23 March 1169
Royalty.predecessor: Shawar
Royalty.successor: Saladin (Vizier)
Royalty.birth_place: Dvin, Armenia
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Royalty.father: Shadhi ibn Marwan (Kurdish Chief)
Royalty.religion: Sunni Islam
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Origins and earlier career
Later career
Legacy
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==Name== The pronunciation and the meaning of Shirkuh is not quite clear: it could mean “the mountain lion” or possibly Shirguh (Sher-gue) in Kurdish “having the lion’s ear".