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al-Malik al-Ṣāliḥ moved to Aleppo — Saʿd al-Dīn Kumashtakīn seizes the regency

نقل الملك الصالح إلى حلب وتسلط سعد الدين كمشتكين

c. 1173 CE · 569 AH

Aleppo

In Muharram Saʿd al-Dīn Kumashtakīn fetched the child-king al-Ṣāliḥ Ismāʿīl from Damascus to Aleppo, seized Ibn al-Dāya and his brothers and the raʾīs Ibn al-Khashshāb, and made himself sole regent — «براقش على نفسها تجني». Damascus's emirs, fearing the same, offered the city to Sayf al-Dīn Ghāzī; on Zulfandār's counsel he refused, suspecting a trap — and so it came to Saladin 1.

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1160117011801190 c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

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Aleppo

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Summary

In Muharram, Saad al-Din Kumushtakin moved al-Malik al-Salih ibn Nur al-Din from Damascus to Aleppo. He arrested Ibn al-Dayya and his brothers and the chief Ibn al-Khashshab, and took sole control of the young prince's upbringing. The princes of Damascus grew alarmed and wrote to Sayf al-Din Ghazi asking him to cross the Euphrates, but he refused on the advice of Zalfandar. The matter ended with Aleppo being handed over to Saladin. 1.

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Aleppo
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al-Malik al-Salih Isma'il ibn Nur al-Din· Sa'd al-Din Kumashtakin· Majd al-Din Ibn al-Daya· Shams al-Din Ibn al-Muqaddam· سيف الدين غازي الثاني صاحب الموصل

People and things also explored

The exchange of Aleppo, from Mosul to Sinjar· Saladin's first siege of Aleppo — the boy-king's speech and the Ismaili knives· the Ayyubid shuffle — al-Adil to Aleppo, al-Aziz to Egypt· Al-Farabi at Sayf al-Dawla's court· The Arafat clash and Ibn al-Muqaddam's killing (583 AH)· Battle of Azaz· Byzantine capture of Aleppo· Conquest of Aleppo (15 AH)

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 60-61
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The exchange of Aleppo, from Mosul to Sinjar

In Rajab 577 al-Salih Isma'il ibn Nur al-Din died at Aleppo, having bequeathed it to his cousin Izz al-Din Mas'ud, lord of Mosul, passing over his sister's husband Imad al-Din, lord of Sinjar. Izz al-Din entered Aleppo on 20 Sha'ban. Taqi al-Din Umar, nephew of Salah al-Din, fled from Manbij to Hama, and its people rose under Izz al-Din's emblem. The Aleppo troops urged him to march on Damascus, but he refused, saying 'there is an oath between us, and we shall not betray him.' Imad al-Din then insisted on Aleppo in exchange for Sinjar and threatened to hand Sinjar over to Salah al-Din. The amirs advised yielding Aleppo to him, the most insistent among them being Mujahid al-Din Qaymaz, for fear of Izz al-Din's self-importance. So Imad al-Din took Aleppo and gave Sinjar to his brother, and Izz al-Din returned to Mosul. Salah al-Din in Egypt had found Izz al-Din's possession of Aleppo grievous; when news reached him that Imad al-Din had taken it, he set out for Syria the same day.