Fakr al-Din Shaddad ibn Mahmud was the

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of Ani from sometime after 1131 until 1155. Fakr al-Din Shaddad b. Mahmud spent most of his reign in attempts to fend off the resurgent

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. To this end, he sought to forge a marital alliance with the

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and even tried to sell them Ani, but he eventually defected the Saltukids to King

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. A revolt in Ani forced Fakr al-Din Shaddad into exile in the

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. He spent his last years, living near Ani, but without entertaining power. His successor was his brother, Fadl V.

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