Nur ad-Din Shahanshah

Nur ad-Din Shahanshah
Nur ad-Din Shahanshah
Nickname(s)	Nur Al-Dawla
Died	1148; Damascus
Allegiance	Zengids
Rank	Emir
Battles / wars	Second Crusade Siege of Damascus (1148); ; †
Spouse(s)	Khutlu-Khayr bint Ibrahim (wife)
Children	Farrukh Shah (son); Al-Muzaffar I Umar (son); Adhra Khatun (daughter);
Relations	Saladin (brother) ;

Emir Nur Al-Dawla Shahanshah ibn Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb ibn Shādhi ibn Marwan, or simply Shahanshah, was the eldest son of the Kurdish mercenary Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb, thus brother of Saladin and military commander of Zengid Emirate. He was the father of Farrukh Shah and Al-Muzaffar I Umar.^[1]^[2]

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Shahanshah who was emir of Baalbek was killed in an engagement against the crusaders during the Siege of Damascus in 1148.^[1]^[3]

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