left so much as a single fortress in Ismāʿīlī hands (1); he then concluded a fifty-fifty accord with the Franks with respect to al-Marqab, Baniyas, the district of Antartus, and every other town and stronghold that still remained under their control, appointing deputies and administrators over the portion that fell to him under that settlement. He captured Caesarea (2) in Byzantine territory, and at al-Balastīn he dealt the Byzantines (3) and the Mongols a blow the like of which had not been heard for many ages. From the ruler of Sis he recovered numerous provinces (4), established himself in the very heart of their lands and fortresses (5), and from Muslim usurpers he regained Baalbek, Busra, Ṣarkhad, Homs, ʿAjlūn, al-Salt, Palmyra, al-Raḥba, Tall Bāshir, and other places, together with Karak and Shawbak.
He brought the whole of Nubia in the Sudan under his dominion, and tore from the Tatars many territories (6), among them Shayzar and al-Bīra. His realm thus stretched from the Euphrates to the farthest reaches of Nubia. He rebuilt a great number of forts, citadels, and bridges over the major rivers; he constructed the Dār al-Dhahab in the Citadel of the Mountain, and set up a multicolored, gilded dome resting on twelve columns, adorning it with portraits of his personal household and their likenesses. In Egypt he excavated many canals (7) and branch waterways, including the Sirdās Canal (8). He built numerous congregational mosques and many other houses of worship; he rebuilt the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ after it had burned, installed balustrades around the Noble Chamber, fashioned a pulpit for it, and roofed it with gold.
He renovated the bīmāristān in Madina, restored the tomb of Abraham—peace be upon him—augmenting the endowment of its zawiya and the stipends allotted to its residents; over the site believed to be the grave of Moses—peace be upon him—south of Jericho he raised a dome. In Jerusalem he carried out many splendid works, among them the Qibla of the Chain, repaired the roof of the Dome of the Rock and other structures, erected a vast khan in Mamilla, transferred to it the gate of the Fatimid caliphs’ palace from Egypt, and installed within it a mill, an oven, and a garden, allocating for arriving travelers funds to cover their expenses and repair their belongings (9). May Allah have mercy on him.
He built a shrine over the grave of Abū ʿUbayda near ʿAmta (10) and endowed it with properties (11) for those who visit; he rebuilt the Damiyah bridge, renovated the tomb of Jaʿfar al-Ṭayyār in the vicinity of Karak, and established an endowment for its visitors.