ultan ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁From ▁this ▁period ▁until ▁ 1 2 6 0 , ▁only ▁sc ant ▁information ▁is ▁available ▁about ▁the ▁im ar at ▁al - ʿ arab . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 2 4 0 , ▁Mu h anna ▁I ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁T ah ir ▁ibn ▁Gh ann am ▁by ▁the ▁A yy ub id ▁reg ent ▁of ▁Ale ppo , ▁Day fa ▁K hat un , ▁for ▁T ah ir ' s ▁support ▁against ▁her ▁d yn astic ▁oppon ents . ▁Some ▁years ▁later , ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁best owed ▁on ▁Ali ▁or ▁his ▁son ▁Ab u ▁Bak r . ▁ ▁M aml uk ▁era ▁The ▁M aml uk ▁Sultan ate ▁an nex ed ▁Sy ria ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 0 , ▁and ▁maintained ▁the ▁im ar at ▁al - ʿ arab . ▁In ▁ 1 2 6 0 – 1 2 6 1 , ▁s ult ans ▁Q ut uz ▁or ▁Bay bars ▁replaced ▁Ali ▁or ▁Ab u ▁Bak r ▁with ▁Isa ▁ibn ▁Mu h anna , ▁who ▁was ▁granted ▁Sar min ▁and ▁half ▁of ▁Sal ami y ah ▁as ▁his ▁i q ta ʿ . ▁A hm ad ▁ibn ▁T ah ir ▁and ▁Z amil ▁ibn ▁Ali ▁cont ested ▁Isa ' s ▁appointment , ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁demand ing ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁em ir ate ▁and ▁the ▁latter ▁seeking ▁to ▁replace ▁Isa . ▁Bay bars ▁did ▁not ▁accord ▁A hm ad ▁ibn ▁T ah ir ▁a ▁share ▁but ▁gave ▁him ▁i