Shirkuh
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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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- Shirkuh
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- 13th century European depiction of Adîd abû Muhammad and Shîrkûh (upper panel), with the arrival of Amalric at Constantinople (lower panel)
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- 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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- Official name
- Assad al-Dīn Shirkūh
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- date of death
- 1169-03-23
- date of birth
- 1110-00-00
- name in native language
- أسد الدين شيركوه بن شاذي
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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.
==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".