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Shams al-Khawass, subsequently fell away from the
Ayyubids and joined the Zaidi camp. The imam and Shams al-Khawass seized San'a, which momentarily stood under an Ayyubid governor. Nevertheless, the two allies immediately fell out with each other, since Shams al-Khawass was suspicious of the imam's
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was also established. A new Zaidi-Ayyubid peace was concluded in 1216, but fighting was resumed within short. The following battles turned inconclusive, and the warfare was terminated when the imam died in
Kawkaban in 1217. After his demise, the Zaidi community was split between two rival imams.
118:) title al-Mansur Abdallah. He established his residence in Sa'dah. Al-Mansur was a man of learning, and 81 works by his hand are listed in one source. Among his writings are a treatise on the mutual conduct of children and parents, answers to questions about the first four
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studies and was an outstanding student who acquired a good juridical knowledge. As an adult, he was described as a large and well-shaped man with a heavy beard. The Zaidi community of the northern highland had not been able to appoint a new imam after the demise of
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influence among the masses. The imam had to sneak out of San'a with great effort, but managed to reach his troops outside the city walls and took possession of the city. In 1198, a new
Ayyubid army marched towards San'a but was defeated by the Zaidi forces at
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In the following years, the inconclusive Zaidi struggle against the
Ayyubids wore on. San'a was in the hands of the imam for several short terms. In 1203, the imam strengthened the fortress of
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In 1197, Sultan Ali allied with al-Mansur
Abdullah and fought against Mu'izz ad-Din Isma'il, the Ayyubid sultan in Yemen. The allies were heavily defeated at
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in 1187. Although acknowledged by several men of standing, his attempt to gain power over the Zaidi community was a failure, and he withdrew to Jawf.
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Ali bin Hatim, whose attitude to the
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where he took up a strong position. A large residence was constructed there, with quarters for his followers. A
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poem on the care and training of horses, and a four-volume work dealing with doctrinary questions,
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in 1173. The new regime quickly occupied much of the country. The important highland city
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was read in his name among the Zaidis there. He also enjoyed some influence in the
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