Nur ad-Din Shahanshah

Nur ad-Din Shahanshah
Nickname(s)Nur Al-Dawla
Died1148
Damascus
AllegianceZengids
RankEmir
Battles / wars 
Spouse(s)Khutlu-Khayr bint Ibrahim (wife)
Children
Relations
Saladin (brother)


Emir Nur Al-Dawla Shahanshah ibn Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb ibn Shādhi ibn Marwan, or simply Shahanshah, was the eldest son of the Kurdish mercenary Najm al-Dīn Ayyūb, thus brother of Saladin and military commander of Zengid Emirate. He was the father of Farrukh Shah and Al-Muzaffar I Umar.

Shahanshah who was emir of Baalbek was killed in an engagement against the crusaders during the Siege of Damascus in 1148.