lam ite ▁military ▁chief ▁As far ▁ibn ▁Sh ir u ya , ▁who ▁had ▁seized ▁control ▁of ▁G urg an , ▁defeated ▁Mak an ▁and ▁re to ok ▁his ▁throne . ▁ ▁Mak an ▁escaped ▁the ▁defeat ▁and ▁found ▁refuge ▁in ▁a ▁remote ▁for tr ess ▁in ▁the ▁mountain ous ▁region ▁of ▁S ari . ▁There ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁Muhammad ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 9 2 6 / 9 2 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁issued ▁forth , ▁defeated ▁the ▁Al id ▁army ▁and ▁de posed ▁Muhammad ' s ▁brother ▁Ab u ▁Ja ' far ▁Hus ay n , ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁Kh uras an . ▁Mak an ▁did ▁not ▁claim ▁the ▁em ir ate ▁for ▁himself , ▁but ▁re called ▁the ▁Da ' i ▁from ▁ex ile . ▁In ▁ 9 2 8 , ▁Mak an ▁and ▁the ▁Da ' i ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Ray y ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁its ▁Sam an id ▁governor , ▁and ▁advanced ▁into ▁J ib al ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Q um . ▁As far , ▁however , ▁who ▁now ▁govern ed ▁G urg an ▁as ▁a ▁Sam an id ▁v ass al , ▁used ▁the ▁opportunity ▁of ▁their ▁absence ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Tab ar istan ▁and ▁conquer ▁it ▁for ▁himself . ▁The ▁Da ' i ▁returned ▁to ▁opp ose ▁As far , ▁but ▁was ▁mort ally ▁wounded ▁before ▁his ▁capital , ▁Am ul . ▁Next , ▁As far ▁march ed ▁on ▁Ray y , ▁where ▁he ▁defeated ▁Mak an ,