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Another as-Salih Ismail was a Zengid ruler in the 13th century.As-Salih Ismail al-Malik (1163–1181) was an emir of Damascus in 1174 the son of Nur ad-Din ZangiHe was only eleven years old when his father died in 1174. As-Salih came under the protection of the eunuch Gumushtugin and was taken to Aleppo while Nur ad-Din’s officers competed for supremacy. In Egypt Saladin recognized as-Salih as his lord although he in fact was eager to unite Egypt and Syria under his own personal rule.

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