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Shirkuh

1100 - 1169

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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 in service of the Zengid dynasty, then the Fatimid Caliphate and uncle of Saladin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shirkuh has received more than 206,395 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Shirkuh ranks 2,277 out of 19,576. Before him are Leopold V, Duke of Austria, Auguste Mariette, Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, Naoto Kan, Ricimer, and Otto Strasser. After him are Nero Julius Caesar, Robert, King of Naples, Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias, Nancy Pelosi, Attalus II Philadelphus, and Biljana Plavšić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Shirkuh ranks 13. Before him are Pope Alexander III, Pope Celestine II, Adam of Bremen, Suleiman ibn Qutulmish, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, and Albert the Bear. After him are Pope Adrian IV, Emperor Qinzong, Eric III of Denmark, Sverker I of Sweden, Inge the Elder, and Antipope Gregory VIII. 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 8 out of 163. Before him are Tigranes the Great (-140), Gregory the Illuminator (257), Leo V the Armenian (775), Anastas Mikoyan (1895), Najm ad-Din Ayyub (1100), and Artem Mikoyan (1905). After him are Hayk (410), Tiridates III of Armenia (255), Albert Azaryan (1929), Khachatur Abovian (1805), Vahagn Khachaturyan (1959), and Ashot I of Armenia (820).

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Among POLITICIANS In Armenia

Among politicians born in Armenia, Shirkuh ranks 5. Before him are Tigranes the Great (-140), Leo V the Armenian (775), Anastas Mikoyan (1895), and Najm ad-Din Ayyub (1100). After him are Hayk (410), Tiridates III of Armenia (255), Albert Azaryan (1929), Vahagn Khachaturyan (1959), Ashot I of Armenia (820), Vologases V (130), and Tigranes III (-100).

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