In the same year:
The caliph al-Nasir sent robes of honour and the futuwwa trousers to King (1) al-‘Adil and to his sons (2).

In the same year:
Al-‘Adil dispatched his son al-Ashraf Musa (3) to besiege Mardin, supported by the armies of Sinjar and Mosul. Peace was later concluded through the mediation of al-Zahir, on condition that the ruler of Mardin pay each year one hundred and fifty thousand dinars, that the coinage and the Friday sermon be in al-‘Adil’s name, and that whenever al-‘Adil summoned him with an army he would present himself.

In the same year:
The construction of the Marzabaniyya ribat (4) was completed, and Shaykh Shihab al-Din ‘Umar b. Muhammad al-Suhrawardi (5) was appointed its custodian, together with a company of Sufis, for whom suitable stipends and food allowances were fixed.

In the same year:
King al-‘Adil placed Muhammad, son of al-Malik al-‘Aziz, and his brothers under guard and sent them to Edessa for fear that they might take up residence (6) in Egypt.

In the same year:
The Georgians overran the city of Duwin (7), killing its inhabitants and plundering it; it lies within the land of Azerbaijan. This (8) happened because its king was engrossed in debauchery (9) and wine-drinking—may Allah disgrace him—so the unbelievers gained mastery over the Muslims on his account, and all of that will be a shackle around his neck on the Day of Resurrection.

[Ghiyath al-Din al-Ghuri] (10):
In the same year:
King Ghiyath al-Din al-Ghuri, brother of Shihab al-Din, died; his son Mahmud then assumed the throne, adopting his father’s title. Ghiyath al-Din had been intelligent, resolute, and courageous; despite his many wars, his banner was never broken, and he was—