The Nāṣirī Generations 112: VII. MALIK-UL-’AZIZ, ’USMAN, SON OF SALAH-UD-DIN, YUSUF, SON OF AIYUB, AL-KURDI.

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The name of Malik-ul-'Aziz was 'Usman; and, when Sultan Salah-ud-Din came to the throne of Sham, and the dominions of Sham and the territories of Misr, Diyar-i-Bakr, Filistin, and Sikandarfah came under his sway, he conferred the throne of Misr upon his eldest son, who bore the title of Malik-ul-'Aziz. He brought that country under subjection, and was a man of tact and capacity, and in the guardianship of that country, he showed many laudable dispositions.
When his father, Sultan Salah-ud-Din, died, Malik-ul-'Aziz led an army from Misr and appeared before Damask; and his uncle, Malik-ul-’Adil, joined him. He wrested the territories of Diyar-i-Bakr and Damask out of the hands of his brother, Malik-ul-Afzal, and gave up to his uncle, Malik-ul-’Adil, Sham and Damask and the whole of that region, and returned again to Misr.
A short time afterwards the decree of destiny overtook him, and he sustained a fall from his horse, and broke his neck, and he died. After this occurrence, Malik-ul-Afzal came into Misr, and took possession of that country.