At a glance
- Roles
- emir
- Era
- The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Al-Malik al-Mujahid Asad al-Din Shirkuh b. Muhammad, lord of Homs, nephew of Asad al-Din Shirkuh, uncle by name of Salah al-Din's master; his were also al-Rahba, Palmyra and whatever was taken of the Khabur lands. 1
His successor
He left a body of sons, and his son al-Malik al-Mansur Nasir al-Din Ibrahim took his place in the kingdom. 1
Connections
- Parent of
- al-Malik al-Mansur b. Shirkuh
- Ruler of
- Hims (Emesa)
- Died in
- Hims (Emesa)
People and things also explored
Damascus· al-Malik al-Mansur b. Shirkuh· Hims (Emesa)· the Khalid shrine outside Homs· The Conquest of Hims· Saladin takes Homs and Hama· The second battle of Homs, 680· Abdel Daim Kaheel
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 184
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Asad al-Din Shirkuh II of Homs”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/asad-al-din-shirkuh-homs/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.