<sod>Despite his rebellion, Salih paid formal allegiance to the Fatimid Caliphate after conquering Aleppo, and dispatched Ibn Tawq to meet az-Zahir in Cairo; in turn, az-Zahir officially recognized Salih's [[Mirdasid dynasty|Mirdasid emirate]] and sent him numerous honorary robes and presents.<ref name="Zakkar99">Zakkar 1971, p. 99.</ref> There is no information about the Byzantines' relationship with Salih following the conquest of Aleppo.<ref name="Zakkar103">Zakkar 1971, p. 103.</ref><eod>
<sod>Despite his rebellion, Salih paid formal allegiance to the Fatimid Caliphate after conquering Aleppo, and dispatched Ibn Tawq to meet az-Zahir in Cairo; in turn, az-Zahir officially recognized Salih's [[Mirdasid dynasty|Mirdasid emirate]] and sent him numerous honorary robes and presents.<ref name="Zakkar99">Zakkar 1971, p. 99.</ref> There is no information about the Byzantines' relationship with Salih following the conquest of Aleppo,<ref name="Zakkar103">Zakkar 1971, p. 103.</ref> though Emperor Basil II refused to back the Bedouin alliance's rebellion against the Fatimids when they appealed for Byzantine support.<ref>Zakkar 1971, pp. 92–93.</ref><eod>