Khorasan by Mansur, and was ordered to defeat rebellious Alptigin, which he was unable to; and Alptigin managed to escape to Balkh. Abu Mansur, fearing the wrath of his master, shortly changed his allegiance to Rukn al-Dawla, which resulted in the death of Abu Mansur during a battle with the newly appointed sipahsalar of Khurasan, Abu'l-Hasan Muhammad Simjuri. Abu Mansur was survived by his two sons, Abdallah Tusi, and Mansur Tusi. References Sources 10th-century Iranian politicians 961 deaths Samanid generals Buyid generals Rebellions against the Samanid Empire People from Tus, Iran Dehqans Buyid governors Medieval Iranian Azerbaijan Year of birth unknown Samanid governors of Khorasan