 Following the defeat, Kathir returned to Sistan with a portion of Abu Yazid Khalid's army, and was recognized as amir in Zarang on May 19, 917.The dependencies of Sistan (Bust, al-Rukhkhaj and Zamindawar) followed suit soon after.With the support of the local 'ayyars, he defeated an army sent by Badr ibn 'Abdallah, the governor of Fars and Kerman, to retake the province.