His son and successor As-Salih Ismail al-Malik was only a child, and was forced to flee to Aleppo, which he ruled until 1181, when he was murdered and replaced by his relation, the Atabeg of Mosul.
Nur ad-Din je poskušal ukrotiti nepokornega Saladina in ga napasti, vendar je leta 1174 nepričakovano umrl.