an ▁and ▁took ▁it ▁from ▁its ▁r uler , ▁D ais am . ▁Mar z ub an ▁took ▁D vin ▁and ▁successfully ▁held ▁off ▁attacks ▁from ▁the ▁Rus ▁and ▁Ham dan ids ▁of ▁Mos ul . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁in ▁a ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁Bu way h id ▁R uk n ▁al - Da ula ▁and ▁control ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁was ▁fought ▁over ▁between ▁Muhammad ▁bin ▁Mus af ir , ▁W ah s ud an , ▁the ▁Bu y ids , ▁and ▁D ais am . ▁Event ually ▁Mar z ub an ▁escaped ▁and ▁re est ab lished ▁control ▁over ▁A zer ba ij an ▁and ▁made ▁peace ▁with ▁R uk n ▁al - Da ula , ▁marry ing ▁off ▁his ▁daughter ▁to ▁him . ▁He ▁ruled ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁Mar z ub an ' s ▁Success ors ▁ ▁Mar z ub an ▁had ▁designated ▁his ▁brother ▁W ah s ud an ▁as ▁his ▁successor . ▁When ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁however , ▁the ▁command ers ▁of ▁the ▁for tr esses ▁refused ▁to ▁surrender ▁to ▁him , ▁recogn izing ▁instead ▁Mar z ub an ' s ▁son ▁Just an ▁I ▁ibn ▁Mar z ub an ▁I ▁as ▁his ▁successor . ▁Unable ▁to ▁establish ▁his ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁province , ▁W ah us dan ▁returned ▁to ▁Tar um ; ▁Just an ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁r uler ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁I