▁as ▁am ir ▁al - ʿ arab ▁by ▁di pl oma ▁from ▁the ▁s ultan " ▁until ▁Had ith a ' s ▁appointment ▁by ▁al - Ad il . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Kil ab ▁continued ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁am ir ▁al - ʿ arab ▁after ▁the ▁A yy ub id ▁con quest ▁of ▁Ale ppo ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 2 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Had ith a ' s ▁juris diction ▁initially ▁did ▁not ▁extend ▁to ▁the ▁Ale ppo ▁region ▁( nor thern ▁Sy ria ). ▁However , ▁during ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁az - Z ah ir ▁Gh azi ▁( r . ▁ 1 1 9 3 – 1 2 1 6 ) ▁of ▁Ale ppo ' s ▁reign , ▁the ▁Kil ab ▁were ▁brought ▁under ▁Had ith a ' s ▁authority ▁and ▁were ▁stri pped ▁of ▁the ▁am ir ▁al - ʿ arab ▁title . ▁According ▁to ▁medieval ▁Arab ▁historian ▁I bn ▁al - Ad im ▁( d . ▁ 1 2 6 2 ), ▁the ▁Kil ab ' s ▁status ▁was ▁down grad ed ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁growing ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁T ay y ▁cl ans , ▁while ▁al - H amd ani ▁as ser ts ▁that ▁the ▁numer ically - super ior ▁Kil ab ▁were ▁weak ened ▁by ▁a ▁divided ▁leadership . ▁Following ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁Had ith a ' s ▁juris diction ▁to ▁their ▁traditional ▁territory , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁Kil ab ▁migr ated ▁north ▁to ▁An atol ia , ▁while