s ▁family , ▁including ▁Al - A fd al ▁and ▁Az - Z ah ir ▁Gh azi , ▁r uler ▁of ▁Ale ppo , ▁al lied ▁themselves ▁against ▁Al - Ad il ▁and ▁march ed ▁on ▁Dam asc us . ▁Al - A fd al ▁and ▁Az - Z ah ir ▁bes ie ged ▁Dam asc us ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 2 0 1 , ▁but ▁both ▁attempts ▁were ▁un success ful . ▁Al - Ad il ▁eventually ▁negoti ated ▁a ▁peace ▁with ▁Al - A fd al ▁and ▁Az - Z ah ir , ▁who ▁recognized ▁Al - Ad il ' s ▁su zer ain ty ▁as ▁s ultan ▁of ▁Egypt ▁and ▁em ir ▁of ▁Dam asc us . ▁ ▁New ▁cit adel ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁by ▁Al - Ad il ▁and ▁dis m ant ling ▁by ▁the ▁Mong ols ▁After ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁s ultan ▁of ▁Egypt ▁and ▁em ir ▁of ▁Dam asc us ▁was ▁secured , ▁Al - Ad il ▁started ▁an ▁extensive ▁re building ▁programme ▁of ▁the ▁cit adel . ▁Between ▁ 1 2 0 3 ▁and ▁ 1 2 1 6 , ▁the ▁old ▁fort ifications ▁were ▁raz ed ▁and ▁a ▁larger ▁castle ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁location , ▁incorpor ating ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Sel ju q ▁cit adel . ▁The ▁lower ▁A yy ub id ▁princes ▁were ▁each ▁required ▁to ▁fin ance ▁and ▁build ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁to wers ▁of ▁the ▁cit adel . ▁Several ▁of ▁Al - Ad