Ai-Toghdï

Ai-Toghdï, also known as Shumla (شملة; died 1174/5) was the ruler of Khuzestan from c. 1155 until his death.

[1] Shumla was a member of the Afshar tribe of the Oghuz Turks.

His authority was at first contested by the Seljuk prince Malik-Shah ibn Mahmud,[2] who seized part of Khuzestan between 1158 and 1161, but Shumla was eventually able to restore his authority over the entire province.

He also invaded and temporarily occupied Fars in 1169 after the discontented army of the Salghurid amir Muzaffar al-Din Zangi invited him to do so.

This son ruled until his death in 1195; after he died the caliph Al-Nasir's vizier Mu'ayyaid al-Din Ibn Qassib invaded.