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About Shirkuh
Asad al-Dīn Shīrkūh bin Shādhī, 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 were a key factor in establishing the Ayyubid dynasty in that country.
Everything about Shirkuh →- Occupation
- military leader, politician
- Position held
- Vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate
- Citizenship
- Seljuk Empire, Fatimid Caliphate
- Born
- 1110
- Died
- March 23, 1169