 Chronicler Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad recorded that in 1191-92, Saladin used the castle fortress as a base for carrying out raids against the Crusaders, although he camped outside of it.However, Saladin gave orders to dismantle the walls of Mirabel after his defeat at the battle of Arsuf.While under Ayyubid rule in 1226, Arab geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi mentions it as "Majdal Yafa" or "Tower of Jaffa", probably due to its proximity to the city of Jaffa.