Shihab al-Din Mahmud

Shihab ad-Din Mahmud ( Arabic شھاب الدین محمود, DMG Šihāb ad-Dīn Maḥmūd ; † June 1139 ) was an emir of Damascus from the Burid dynasty . He was one of the sons of Taj al-Muluk Buri († 1132).

Mahmud was installed in the rule of Damascus and ruled by his mother Zamarrud Khatun as the successor to his murdered brother Shams al-Muluk Ismail in February 1135 . Neither he nor she could stop the triumphant advance of the ruler of Aleppo , Zengi , who had conquered Homs and Banyas by 1138 . Apparently in recognition of the hopelessness of the Burid case, Zamarrud accepted a marriage proposal from Zengi and dropped her sons in Damascus.

Mahmud was murdered by three of his Mamluks in his bedchamber in June 1139 .

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predecessor	Office	successor
Shams al-Muluk Ismail	Emir of Damascus (Burid dynasty) 1135–1139	Jamal ad-Din Muhammad