The victorious Turks dominate Cairo, hold the successive vizirs in subjection, treat al-Mustansir with contempt, and use their power to deplete the treasury by enhancing their pay to nearly twenty times its former figure.

Nasir ad-Dawla becomes so overbearing and tyrannical in his conduct that he provokes even his own followers, and is at length assassinated in 1074.

Unfortunately, this leaves the city in a worse condition than ever, for it is now at the mercy of the various Turkish factions, who behave no better than brigands.

Conditions in Egypt continue to deteriorate, and unabated violence rages in the streets and countryside alike.