Shams al-Din Eldigüz | |
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1st Atabeg of Azerbaijan | |
Reign | 1136 - 1175 |
Successor | Muhammad Jahan Pahlavan |
Died | November 1175 Nakhchivan |
Burial | |
Spouse | Momine Khatun |
House | Eldiguzids |
Shams al-Din Ildeniz, Eldigüz or Shamseddin Eldeniz (Azerbaijani: Şəmsəddin Eldəniz, died c. 1175–1176) was an atabeg of the Seljuq empire and founder of the dynasty of Eldiguzids, atabegs of Azerbaijan, which held sway over Azerbaijan, modern territories of Armenia, and most of northwestern Persia from the second half of the 12th century to the early decades of the 13th.