q ta ' at ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁Sy ria , ▁whereas ▁Z amil ▁opened ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁Isa . ▁The ▁latter ▁called ▁for ▁M aml uk ▁support ▁and ▁Z amil ▁was ▁consequ ently ▁app reh ended ▁by ▁M aml uk ▁troops ▁from ▁Ale ppo . ▁He ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁C airo ▁but ▁soon ▁after ▁released ▁after ▁Bay bars ▁medi ated ▁between ▁him , ▁Isa ▁and ▁other ▁Ban u ▁Rab i ' ah ▁em irs . ▁A ▁further ▁challenge ▁to ▁Isa ▁came ▁from ▁his ▁powerful ▁k ins man , ▁A hm ad ▁ibn ▁H aj ji ▁of ▁Al ▁Mira , ▁who ▁eventually ▁des isted ▁from ▁confront ing ▁Isa ▁when ▁Bay bars ▁gave ▁him ▁virtual ▁independence ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁Sy rian ▁Des ert . ▁A hm ad ▁ibn ▁H aj ji ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁mal ik ▁al - ʿ arab ▁( king ▁of ▁the ▁Bed ou in ) ▁in ▁M aml uk ▁sources ▁and ▁numerous ▁tribes ▁came ▁under ▁his ▁authority . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁between ▁Isa ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁were ▁generally ▁co oper ative ▁with ▁few ▁exceptions , ▁and ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁nearly ▁all ▁M aml uk ▁military ▁campaign s ▁against ▁the ▁Mong ol ▁Il k han ate . ▁Tow ard ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁reign , ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 1 , ▁Isa ▁received ▁the ▁o asis ▁town ▁of ▁Pal my ra ▁as ▁additional ▁i q ta ʿ ▁from ▁Sultan ▁Q al aw un . ▁His ▁son ▁Mu h anna ▁ibn ▁Isa ▁succeeded ▁him ▁following ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 2