Farrukh Shah
| Farrukh Shah | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Malik al-Mansur | |||||
Turanshah | |||||
| Successor | Bahramshah | ||||
| |||||
| Dynasty | Ayyubid | ||||
| Father | Shahanshah ibn Ayyub | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
Al-Malik al-Mansur Izz ad-Din Abu Sa'id Farrukhshah Dawud was the Kurdish Ayyubid Emir of Baalbek between 1179 and 1182 and Na'ib (Viceroy) of Damascus.[1]
Biography
Farrukh Shah was the son of
Taqi ad-Din Umar who became Emir of Hama.[citation needed
]
In 1178, Saladin decided that the administration of his brother
Zengid rulers of Aleppo rather too friendly. He therefore moved Turan-Shah and selected his nephew Farrukh Shah as his successor. Farrukhshah had already proved himself to be a good soldier and he appears to have met Saladin’s expectations as an administrator, as he remained viceroy of Damascus until his death in October 1182 (Jumada 1 578).[citation needed
]
Turan-Shah was compensated for his loss of Damascus with the domain of
Crusaders.[3] Shortly after his appointment to Baalbek, Farrukh Shah won a victory near the fortress of Belfort against Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, killing Humphrey II of Toron.[4]
Farrukh Shah died in September 1182 (Jumada I 578) leaving a young boy, al-Amjad Bahramshah, as his successor.[5]
References
- ^ Humphreys, R. Stephen, From Saladin to the Mongols, SUNY Press 1977 p.49
- ^ Humphreys, R. Stephen, From Saladin to the Mongols, SUNY Press 1977 p.52
- ^ Lyons, M.C and Jackson D.E.P, Saladin: The Politics of the Holy War pp.92, 99, 167, 173
- ISBN 978-1-84832-580-7p. 116
- ^ Humphreys, R. Stephen, From Saladin to the Mongols, SUNY Press 1977 p.52