Background
The grandson of the Ayyubid dynasty"s founder, Saladin, al-Mansur succeeded his father al-Aziz Uthman on the latter"s death in 1198, at the age of twelve.
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A struggle subsequently ensued between different military factions as to who should serve as his atabeg al-asakir or commander in chief, and effective regent. One faction, the Salahiyya or mamluks of Saladin, wanted Saladin"s brother al-Adil to take on this role, as he was viewed as able and experienced. In the struggle which followed al-Afdal had the initial advantage of being based in Egypt, while al-Adil was in Syria.
First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Afdal was duly proclaimed atabeg.
War broke out between them and al-Afdal attacked Damascus, but he soon lost the advantage and in February 1200 (Rabi" II 596), al-Adil entered Cairo. Within days he had removed the name of al-Mansur in the Friday prayer khutbah and replaced it with his own, thereby deposing al-Mansur.
After his deposition al-Mansur was exiled to Aleppo in Syria. Nothing further is known of al-Mansur.
