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History of the Kurds
Shah Ismail I establishes the Safavid dynasty in Persia 1501
Shah Ismail I consolidates power in Kurdistan 1501 to 1514
The Ottoman conquest of Kurdistan 1514 to 1516
Sultan Selim I rewards Kurds for service against Safavid Persia 1514
Classical poetry flourishes in northern Kurdish principalities 1516 to 1660
Ottoman Empire exiles House of Bitlis 1530 to 1578
Persian Shah Abbas I settles Kurds in Khorasan 1598 to 1601
Kurdish Canpolad dynasty revolts against Ottoman Empire 1607
The Siege of Dimdim Castle 1610
The Treaty of Qasr-e Shirin 1639
Ottoman Empire asserts control over oil lands in Kirkuk region 1639
Abdul Khan of Bitlis rebels against the Ottoman Empire 1655
Baban clan empowered by Ottoman Empire for services against Safavid Persia 1678
Mêm û Zîn, Kurdistan’s answer to Romeo and Juliet, composed 1692
Rise of the House of Baban sparks Kurdish cultural renaissance 1721 to 1746
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Saladin
Founder of the Ayyubid dynasty
For other uses, see Saladin (disambiguation).
| Saladin | |
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Saladin in the sharbush hat of Seljuk rulers,[1] his rallying sign,[2] on a coin: "The Victorious King, Righteousness of the World and the Faith, Yusuf ibn Ayyub".[1][3] 587 AH (1190–1191 CE).[3] | |
| Reign | 1174 – 4 March 1193 |
| Coronation | 1174, Cairo |
| Predecessor | Al-Adid (as Fatimid caliph) |
| Successor | |
| Reign | 26 March 1169 – 26 September 1171 |
| Predecessor | Shirkuh |
| Successor | Position abolished |
| Born | Yusuf ibn Ayyub c. 1137 Tikrit, Upper Mesopotamia, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | 4 March 1193 (aged 55–56) Damascus, Syria, Ayyubid Sultanate |
| Burial | Mausoleum of Saladin, Umayyad Mosque, Damascus |
| Spouse | Ismat ad-Din Khatun |
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| Dynasty | Ayyubid (founder) |
| Father | Ayyub ibn Shadi |
| Mother | Sitt al-Mulk Khatun |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn
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Shirkuh
For places in Iran, see Shirkuh, Iran.
Kurdish mercenary commander, politician, and Saladin's uncle (died 1169)
| Shirkuh (Sherko) | |||
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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) | |||
| Reign | 18 January – 23 March 1169 | ||
| Predecessor | Shawar | ||
| Successor | Saladin (Vizier) | ||
| Born | Dvin, Armenia | ||
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| Father | Shadhi Bin Marwan (Kurdish Chief) | ||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||
Asad ad-Dīn Shīrkūh bin Shādhī (Kurdish: ئەسەدەدین شێرکۆ, romanized: Esed El-Dîn Şêrko; Arabic: أسد الدين شيركوه بن شاذي), also known as Shirkuh, or Şêrko (meaning "lion of the mountains" in Kurdish) (died 23 March 1169) was a Kurdish Mercenary commander[1][2] 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