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Al-Aziz Uthman

Type Figure Region Aleppo Time 1178–1227 Also known as Uthman al-Aziz

An Ayyubid lord of Aleppo and son of al-Adil I, he governed northern Syria amid the family's tripartite division and died in 1227.

Timeline

  1. 1200–1217Aleppo · SyriaGranted Aleppo and northern Syria by his father, he strengthened the defensive line against the Frankish powers toward Antioch and maintained relations of both cooperation and rivalry with his brothers' domains in Damascus and Egypt.
  2. 1218–1220Aleppo · SyriaAfter al-Adil's death, while the Fifth Crusade was aimed mainly at Egypt, he was responsible for security on the northern frontier and played a mediating or watchful role in the quarrel between his brothers al-Kamil and al-Mu'azzam, safeguarding Aleppo's own interests.

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