▁to ▁escape ▁Sam an id ▁capt ivity , ▁sought ▁M ard av ij ' s ▁aid ▁in ▁recover ing ▁his ▁position . ▁M ard av ij ▁l ent ▁him ▁an ▁army , ▁but ▁Mak an ▁defeated ▁M ard av ij ' s ▁forces ▁in ▁a ▁first ▁eng agement ▁in ▁ 9 3 1 . ▁Event ually , ▁after ▁Mak an ' s ▁return ▁to ▁Tab ar istan ▁from ▁N ish ap ur , ▁M ard av ij ▁launched ▁an ▁attack ▁that ▁conquer ed ▁Tab ar istan . ▁ ▁Mak an ▁tried ▁to ▁rec laim ▁his ▁domain ▁with ▁aid ▁from ▁Gil an ▁and ▁Kh uras an , ▁but ▁failed . ▁He ▁then ▁sought ▁refuge ▁among ▁the ▁Sam an ids ▁in ▁Kh uras an , ▁where ▁Nas r ▁appointed ▁him ▁governor ▁of ▁Kir man . ▁Mak an ▁defeated ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁governor ▁and ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁province , ▁which ▁he ▁govern ed ▁until ▁ 9 3 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁learned ▁of ▁M ard av ij ' s ▁assass ination ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁Turkish ▁gh il man . ▁Im medi ately ▁he ▁left ▁Kir man , ▁secured ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁G urg an ▁( which ▁M ard av ij ▁had ▁c eded ▁to ▁the ▁Sam an ids ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁peace ▁in ▁ 9 3 3 ) ▁from ▁Nas r , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁Sam an id ▁troops ▁tried ▁to ▁recover ▁Tab ar istan . ▁V ush m g ir , ▁the ▁brother ▁and ▁he ir