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Nur ad-Din was preparing to invade Egypt to bring Saladin under control when he unexpectedly died in 1174.

His son and successor As-Salih Ismail al-Malik was only a child, and was forced to flee to Aleppo, which he ruled until 1181, when he was murdered and replaced by his relation, the Atabeg of Mosul.

Saladin conquered Aleppo two years later, ending Zengid rule in Syria.