Turan-Shah

brother of Saladin, governed various principalities 1174-1180
Person human Q1400207
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Turan-Shah

Summary

Turan-Shah is a human[1]. He was born on 1130[2]. He died in Alexandria[3]. He died on June 27, 1180[4]. He worked as a military commander[5], ruler[6], and Amir[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Turan-Shah died in Alexandria[3].
  • Turan-Shah was born on 1130[2].
  • Turan-Shah died on June 27, 1180[4].
  • Turan-Shah died on 1180[9].
  • Turan-Shah is buried at Damascus[10].
  • Turan-Shah's father was Najm ad-Din Ayyub[11].
  • Turan-Shah's mother was Sitt al-Mulk Fatma Khatun[12].
  • Turan-Shah is identified as part of the Turks ethnic group[13].
  • Turan-Shah worked as a military commander[5].
  • Turan-Shah worked as a ruler[6].
  • Turan-Shah worked as an Amir[7].
  • Turan-Shah held the position of Amir[14].
  • Turan-Shah held the position of emir of Damascus[15].
  • Turan-Shah held the position of Amir[16].
  • Turan-Shah held the position of Amir[17].
  • Turan-Shah's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[18].
  • Turan-Shah is recorded as male[19].
  • Turan-Shah's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Turan-Shah's family is recorded as Ayyubid dynasty[21].
  • Turan-Shah's described by source is recorded as al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[22].
  • Turan-Shah's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'تورانشاه بن أيوب بن شاذي'}[23].
  • Turan-Shah's different from is recorded as Al-Muazzam Turanshah[24].
  • Turan-Shah's sibling is recorded as Saladin[25].
  • Turan-Shah's sibling is recorded as Al-Adil I[26].
  • Turan-Shah's sibling is recorded as Rabia Khatoon[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Turan-Shah was born on 1130[2]. His father was Najm ad-Din Ayyub[11]. His mother was Sitt al-Mulk Fatma Khatun[12]. He is identified as part of the Turks ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military commander[5], ruler[6], and Amir[7]. Positions held include Amir[14], a noble title[28] and emir of Damascus[15].

Personal Life

Turan-Shah's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[18].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include June 27, 1180[4] and 1180[9]. Turan-Shah died in Alexandria[3]. He is buried at Damascus[10].

Why It Matters

Turan-Shah ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where did Turan-Shah die?

Turan-Shah passed away in Alexandria[3].

Who were Turan-Shah's parents?

Turan-Shah's father was Najm ad-Din Ayyub[11]. Turan-Shah's mother was Sitt al-Mulk Fatma Khatun[12].

What did Turan-Shah do for work?

Turan-Shah worked as military commander[5], ruler[6], and Amir[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 52m ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 15
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'azb', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'fa', 'id', 'it', 'pt', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 6w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +1180-06-27T00:00:00Z, +1180-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'تورانشاه بن أيوب بن شاذي'}
    Occupation → military commander, ruler, Amir
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1559]]: تورانشاه بن أيوب بن شاذي, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269156|batch #269156]]"
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