Among the notable persons who died in that year were:

Sultan Salah al-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (1), son of Shadhi; the circumstances of his passing have already been laid out in detail (2).

Amir Baktamur (3), lord of Akhlat: he was killed this very year. He was counted among the finest of kings—brave, generous, and exemplary in conduct—may Allah have mercy on him.

The Atabeg ʿIzz al-Din Masʿud ibn Mawdud ibn Zanki (4), ruler of Mosul for roughly thirteen years. He too was among the best of rulers and most commendable in character; people used to liken him (5) to his uncle, the just king and martyr Nur al-Din—may Allah have mercy on him. He was buried in the mausoleum he had built beside the madrasa he founded in Mosul; may Allah reward him.

Jaʿfar ibn Muhammad ibn Futayra, Abū al-Hasan: one of the government scribes in Iraq. It appears (6) he was suspected of Shiʿi leanings, a trait common among the people of those lands—[may Allah not increase in the Muslim community the likes of them or anything resembling them] (7). One day (8) a man came to him and said, “Last night I saw the Commander of the Believers ʿAli (9) [in a dream] (10) [and he said to me] (11): ‘Go to Ibn Futayra and tell him to give you ten dinars.’” Ibn Futayra asked, “When did you see him?” The man answered, “At the beginning of the night.” Ibn Futayra replied, “Well, I saw him at the end (12), and he told me, ‘If a man of such-and-such description comes to you asking for something, do not give it to him.’” So the man turned away.