Topic summary
Al-Mujahid
Al-Malik Al-Mujahid Asad ad-Din Shirkuh II or ShirkuhII, was the KurdishAyyubid emir of Homs from 1186 to 1240. He was the son of An-Nasir Muhammad ibn Shirkuh, grandson of Shirkuh and first cousin once removed of Saladin. His domains also included Palmyra and ar-Rahba. Al-Mujahid became emir at the age of thirteen when his father died unexpectedly in Homs on 4 March 1186 (10 Dhu’l Hijja 581).