For the Ikhshidids , the maintenance of Aleppo was less important than southern Syria with Damascus , which was Egypt 's eastern bulwark .
Kafur , the de facto Ikhshidid leader after al - Ikhshid 's death , did not press his advantage , but instead began negotiations .
For the Ikhshidid , the maintenance of Aleppo was less important than southern Syria with Damascus , which was Egypt 's eastern bulwark .
Kafur , the de facto Ikhshidid leader after al - Ikhshid 's death , did not press his advantage , but instead began negotiations .