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an able and energetic warrior, eager for glory and of wide experience in military affairs. Generous far beyond the resources of his patrimony, Shirkuh was beloved by his followers because of this munificence. He was small of stature, very stout and fat and already advanced in years.
Nasr ad-Din Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Asad ad-Din Shirkuh (sometimes referred to as Nasr ad-Din ibn Shirkuh and al-Malik al-Qahir) was the Kurdish Ayyubid emir of Homs from 1179 to 1186.
Shir Kuh or Shirkuh (Persian: شیرکوه) is a high peak (4,055 m or 13,304 ft) in central Iran about 40 km (25 mi) south-west of the city of Yazd in Yazd Province.
Jan 13, 2020 · The conquest of Egypt in 1169 CE by Syrian forces under Asad ad Din Shirkuh (d. 1169 CE) and his nephew Saladin (l. 1137-1193 CE) was a turning point in the Middle East Crusades (1095-1291 CE), for it allowed the Muslims to envelop the Crusader states and pose a threat from two fronts: Syria, directly under Nur ad-Din; and Egypt, Nur ad-Din's ...
Shirkuh is a Persian word meaning Lion Mountain. It is a part of a series of mountains that encircle the west side of the central desert in Iran –Dashte Kavir. Shirkuh, Barfkhane, and Asemankooh are the famous peaks in the southern part of Yazd.
The Battle of al-Babein took place on March 18, 1167, during the third Crusader invasion of Egypt. King Amalric I of Jerusalem, and a Zengid army under Shirkuh, both hoped to take the control of...
Shirkuh is the 2,277th most popular politician (up from 3,599th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Armenia (up from 11th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Armenian Politician. Shirkuh is most famous for being the leader of the Muslim conquest of Egypt.
Sep 19, 2019 · He was born in 1137/38 CE in Tikrit, Mesopotamia and died March 4, 1193, in Damascus. He later became the Muslim sultan of Egypt, Syria, Yemen and Palestine, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and one of the most famous of Muslim heroes.
Sep 21, 2017 · After attending a military training academy, the 26-year-old Saladin accompanied his uncle Shirkuh on an expedition to restore Fatimid power in Egypt in 1163. Shirkuh successfully reinstalled the Fatimid vizier, Shawar, who then demanded that Shirkuh's troops withdraw.
Oct 30, 2023 · Saladin, who learned his military lessons in Nur al-Din’s militia at the hands of his uncle Shirkuh, soon began to stand out among Nur al-Din’s leaders. In 1164, at the age of 26 he was an assistant to his uncle Shirkuh in an expedition to rescue Egypt from an invasion by Amalric, king of Jerusalem.
