 In 1170 Ayyub joined him there, either summoned by Saladin himself, or sent by Nur ad-Din to convince Saladin to depose the last Fatimid caliph.Saladin offered the vizierate to him, but he refused, and instead was granted Alexandria, Damietta, and Al Buhayrah as personal fiefs.Many of Saladin's other relatives also joined him in Egypt.