Sulaiman Shah
Shahab al Din Sulaiman shah (Arabic: شهاب الدین سلیمان شاه, Kurdish: Şehabeddin Suleyman Şah, d. February 1258 AD) was a governor of Kurdistan and an Abbasid officer who was promoted to commander in chief of the Caliphate army following the Battle of Anbar.
Shahab al Din Sulaiman shah شهاب الدین سلیمان شاه | |
|---|---|
| Abbasid Governor of Kurdistan (Commander in Chief of Abbasid army) | |
| Monarch | Al-Musta'sim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | unknown |
| Died | February 1258 |
| Spouse(s) | unknown |
| Children | unknown |
He convinced the Caliph not to surrender to the Mongols. The caliph commissioned him to defend the city. However, the city fell to the Mongols and in February 1258 Hulagu executed Sulaiman Shah along with 600 of his followers.
See also
- Al-Musta'sim Abbasid Caliph
- Mongol invasions of the Abbasid Empire
- Mongol invasions of the Levant
- Tekuder son of Hulagu and a Muslim ruler.
- Berke Muslim Mongolian ruler.
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