al-Malik al-Mansur, lord of Hama

الملك المنصور صاحب حماة

c. 1220 CE · 617 AH

Lord of Hama, al-Malik al-Mansur Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar Taqi al-Din Umar ibn Shahanshah ibn Ayyub; he heard from Abu al-Zahir ibn Awf and compiled a history arranged by years in several volumes, known as the history attributed to him. After him his son al-Nasir Qilij Arslan ruled Hama until al-Kamil took it from him, imprisoned him, and gave it to his brother al-Malik al-Muzaffar; he died in 617 1.

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Al-Malik al-Mansur, lord of Hama — Muhammad b. al-Muzaffar Taqi al-Din 'Umar b. Shahanshah b. Ayyub; he heard from Abu'l-Zahir Ibn 'Awf and compiled a year-by-year history in volumes known as his Tarikh; his son al-Nasir Qilij Arslan ruled Hama after him until al-Kamil took it, imprisoned him, and gave it to his brother al-Malik al-Muzaffar; al-Mansur died in 617. 1

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al-Kamil takes Hama· Saladin takes Homs and Hama· Frankish siege of Hama· al-Malik al-Mansur II of Hama· al-Malik al-Muzaffar, last king of Hama· al-Zaki al-Barzali· Ibn Abi al-Dam al-Hamawi· Ibn al-Barizi, qadi of Hama

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  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 77-78
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al-Kamil takes Hama

al-Kamil took Hama and added it to his Syrian holdings.