with naphtha and arrows, so the miserable man hurled himself down and dashed toward the Nile, crying, “I have no wish to rule! Let me return to the Citadel, O Muslims (1). Is there no one among you who will grant me protection?”
No one answered. He clung to the hem of Aqtay’s cloak, but Aqtay would not shelter him and could do nothing. The fugitive waded into the water up to his throat, and there he was killed.

His son had already taken refuge in the fortress of Hisn Kayfa:

115 – al-Malik al-Muwahhid ʿAbd Allah

Still in his teens, he ruled Hisn Kayfa for a time and fathered several children. Taj al-Din al-Fariqi told me, “I saw him: he was of medium height and courageous, but he acted under Mongol orders. He died sometime after 680 AH, leaving a son who inherited the fortress.”

I add: they styled that son al-Malik al-Kamil. He remained in power until about 700 AH, then died.

After him, the people of Hisn Kayfa installed his son:

116 – al-Malik al-Salih *

He held only the rank of an ordinary soldier while real authority rested with the Mongols. Later he travelled to Syria and sought service with the sultan, but received no honor. Sent back to Hisn Kayfa, he was met by a brother who arranged assassins against him; he and his son were murdered, and the brother seized his place in 726 AH—yes.