There he was confronted once again by Kafur , who defeated the Hamdanid prince in a battle fought in December .
Sayf al - Dawla immediately marched south , took Damascus , and then proceeded to Palestine .
There Sayf al - Dawla was confronted once again by Kafur , who defeated the Hamdanid prince in a battle fought in December .
Sayf al - Dawla immediately marched south , took Damascus , and then proceeded to Palestine .