Saladin, after taking Hama from the Zengids …
Years: 1179 - 1179
Saladin, after taking Hama from the Zengids in 1175, grants the city to his nephew, al-Muzaffar Umar, four years later, putting it under the rule of his Ayyubid family; this ushers in an era of stability and prosperity in the city.
