A formal alliance was negotiated in 1168, whereby the two rulers arranged for a conquest and partition of Egypt, with Manuel taking the coastal area, and Amalric the interior.
En formal alliance blev forhandlet på plads i 1168, hvorved de to herskere tilrettelagde en erobring og deling af Ægypten hvor Manuel skulle have kystområdet mens Amalric skulle have landets indre.