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Shirkuh

1100 - 1169

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Asad ad-Dīn Shīrkūh bin Shādhī (Kurdish: ئەسەدەدین شێرکۆ، شێرگوێ, romanized: Esed El-Dîn Şêrko, Şêrgûh; Arabic: أسد الدين شيركوه بن شاذي), (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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shirkuh is the 2,836th most popular politician (down from 2,277th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Armenia (up from 8th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Armenian Politician.

Shirkuh is most famous for being the leader of the Muslim conquest of Egypt.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shirkuh ranks 2,836 out of 19,576. Before him are Norman Angell, Muhammad Azam Shah, John of Brienne, Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Alec Douglas-Home, and Hilda Heine. After him are Mohammed Alim Khan, Tipu Sultan, Alexander I of Macedon, Albrecht von Roon, Pepin I of Aquitaine, and Bülent Ecevit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Shirkuh ranks 13. Before him are Pope Celestine II, Ahmad Sanjar, Adam of Bremen, Albert the Bear, Pope Adrian IV, and Suleiman ibn Qutulmish. After him are Duqaq, Sverker I of Sweden, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Thierry, Count of Flanders, Inge the Elder, and Emperor Qinzong. Among people deceased in 1169, Shirkuh ranks 2. Before him is Manco Cápac. After him are Bertrand de Blanchefort, and Shawar.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Shirkuh ranks 7 out of 163. Before him are George Gurdjieff (1866), Tigranes the Great (-140), Gregory the Illuminator (257), Leo V the Armenian (775), Anastas Mikoyan (1895), and Artem Mikoyan (1905). After him are Tiridates III of Armenia (255), Hayk (410), Vologases V (130), Najm ad-Din Ayyub (1100), Servatius of Tongeren (400), and Vahagn Khachaturyan (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Armenia

Among politicians born in Armenia, Shirkuh ranks 4. Before him are Tigranes the Great (-140), Leo V the Armenian (775), and Anastas Mikoyan (1895). After him are Tiridates III of Armenia (255), Hayk (410), Vologases V (130), Najm ad-Din Ayyub (1100), Vahagn Khachaturyan (1959), Ashot I of Armenia (820), Tigranes III (-100), and Nikol Pashinyan (1975).

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