▁many ▁can ▁be ▁caught . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : L ut jan idae <0x0A> </s> ▁Ab u ▁Mans ur ▁Mak an ▁ibn ▁K aki ▁( d ied ▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 9 4 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Day lam ite ▁military ▁leader ▁active ▁in ▁northern ▁Iran ▁( esp . ▁Tab ar istan ▁and ▁western ▁Kh uras an ) ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 0 th ▁century . ▁He ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁succession ▁disput es ▁of ▁the ▁Al ids ▁of ▁Tab ar istan , ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁establish ▁himself ▁as ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁Tab ar istan ▁and ▁G urg an ▁for ▁short ▁periods ▁of ▁time , ▁in ▁competition ▁to ▁other ▁Day lam ite ▁war l ords ▁such ▁as ▁As far ▁ibn ▁Sh ir u ya ▁or ▁the ▁Z i yar id ▁brothers ▁M ard av ij ▁and ▁V ush m g ir . ▁He ▁altern ately ▁opposed ▁and ▁secured ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Sam an id ▁govern ors ▁of ▁Kh uras an , ▁and ▁eventually ▁fell ▁in ▁battle ▁against ▁a ▁Sam an id ▁army . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Like ▁his ▁father , ▁Mak an ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁the ▁Al ids ▁of ▁Tab ar istan , ▁a ▁Z ay di ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Al ids ▁that ▁had ▁established ▁an ▁independent ▁em ir ate ▁in ▁Tab ar istan , ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁C asp ian ▁Sea , ▁which ▁period ically ▁included ▁some ▁neighbour ing ▁regions ▁( Day lam , ▁Gil an ▁and ▁G