 Joscelin II continued to rule the remnants of the county from Turbessel, but little by little the rest of the territory was captured by Muslims or sold to the Byzantines.Zengi himself was praised throughout Islam as "defender of the faith" and "al-Malik al-Mansur", "the victorious king".He did not pursue an attack on the remaining territory of Edessa, or the Principality of Antioch, as was feared.