1. Nuh II replaced him with one of his own partisans, a Turkish general called Tash.
11 Facts About Nuh II
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Tash convinced Nuh II to give Fa'iq control of Balkh and to Abu 'Ali control of Herat; Abu'l-Hasan was restored in Khurasan, while Tash kept his governorship of Khurasan.
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Nuh II managed to convince several of his vassals to mobilize their forces against Fa'iq, but the latter retained his position.
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Nuh II fled, and the Karakhanids entered the capital in the late spring of 992, where they managed to capture Abu Ali Damghani.
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Nuh II requested his assistance, but the latter initially refused.
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Nuh II then fled to Abu 'Ali; the two settled their past differences and resolved to put an end to Samanid rule.
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Nuh II then requested assistance from the Sebuk Tigin of Ghazna.
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The Ghaznavid agreed to provide assistance, and Nuh II's forces were further strengthened by the help of Khwarazm and several other of his vassals.
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The rebels fled to Gurgan; Nuh II rewarded Sebuk Tigin and his son Mahmud with titles, and gave the governorship of Khurasan to Mahmud as well.
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Nuh II pardoned Abu 'Ali, and sent him to Khwarazm.
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Nuh II annexed southern Khwarazm and sent Abu 'Ali back to Nuh.