▁of ▁M ard av ij , ▁managed ▁to ▁rep el ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁even ▁conquer ▁G urg an , ▁but ▁Bu y id ▁pressure ▁on ▁his ▁western ▁fl ank ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁settlement , ▁recogn izing ▁Sam an id ▁over l ord ship ▁and ▁c eding ▁G urg an ▁to ▁Mak an . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁between ▁Mak an ▁and ▁V ush m g ir ▁improved ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁the ▁former ▁felt ▁secure ▁enough ▁to ▁drop ▁his ▁dependence ▁on ▁the ▁Sam an ids . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁in ▁ 9 3 9 ▁a ▁Sam an id ▁army ▁under ▁Ab u ▁Ali ▁ibn ▁Mu ht aj ▁attacked ▁him ▁at ▁G urg an . ▁Following ▁a ▁seven - month ▁sie ge ▁of ▁his ▁capital , ▁Mak an ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁Ray y . ▁The ▁Sam an id ▁army ▁purs ued ▁him , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁fought ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 9 4 0 ▁at ▁I sk hab ad ▁near ▁Ray y , ▁the ▁Sam an id ▁forces ▁were ▁vict orious . ▁Mak an ▁himself ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁an ▁arrow , ▁and ▁then ▁be head ed ▁by ▁the ▁vict ors , ▁who ▁sent ▁his ▁head ▁to ▁Nas r ▁in ▁B uk h ara . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 9 4 0 ▁death s ▁Category : Day lam ites ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁personnel ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁unknown ▁Category : 1 0 th - century ▁Iran ian