The Nāṣirī Generations 110.2

110.2

He brought back again the realm of Misr from the hands of the Misri ’Alawis, who were the chiefs and heads of the Batinah and Karamitah heretics, under the sway of the Khalifahs of the house of ’Abbas; and Kuds [the Holy City], ’Akkah [Acre], and a great portion of the territories of Rum, and Filistin, he liberated from the hands of the infidel Farangs. The beginning of his career was this. When his father, Malik Aiyub, son of Shadi, departed this life, he was in the service of his uncle, Malik Asad-ud-Din, as has been already stated in what has been previously recorded, and used to be constant in his attendance at the Court of Sultan Nur-ud-Din. He had acquired great fame for his manhood, his activity, and his sagacity. He had also become an associate with Sultan Nur-ud-Din in the game of Chaugan, and playing at ball on the course.