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What plausible, noncontrived, scenario could lead to the Ayyubids succeeded by a nonMamluk dynasty, with the Mamluks never rising to be a sultanate (in Egypt/Syria, at least)?

Saying noncontrived because I'm looking for how it could happen without going out of one's way to eliminate the Mamluks. "Not having them" just seems like an easy cheat.
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