Shihab al-Din
In 1175, Ayyubid Sultan Saladin undertook a successful campaign against the Ismailis who controlled Maarrat Misrin and its surroundings. Saladin appointed his maternal uncle, Shihab al-Din al-Hariri, as governor of the area. During the summer of 1222, the Ayyubid "emir" of Aleppo, al-Salih, gained control over Ma'arrat Misrin, only to exchange it for Aintab in 1227. In 1240, the town was invaded and sacked by the Khwarezmiyya.