1. Qabus's father was Vushmgir and his mother was a daughter of the Bavandi Ispahbad Sharwin II.
10 Facts About Qabus
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Qabus found a new ally in al-Hasan ibn al-Fairuzan, who ruled in Semnan, but Bisutun occupied both Gurgan and Semnan, forcing Qabus to give up his claims as his father's successor.
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Qabus gained the loyalty of the Ziyarid army and received assistance from the Buyid 'Adud al-Dawla.
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In 980 Qabus offered refuge to the Buyid ruler of Ray, Fakhr al-Dawla, who had recently fought a losing war with 'Adud al-Dawla.
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Qabus was forced to live in exile until 997, when Fakhr al-Dawla died and was succeeded by his young son Majd al-Dawla.
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Qabus opened up relations with Mahmud of Ghazna, setting the stage for the eventual Ghaznavid takeover of the Ziyarids, while the Buyids did not undertake any more campaigns against him.
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Qabus chased Qabus to Bistam, where the latter eventually agreed to abdicate.
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Qabus then blamed Qabus' cruelty as the reason for his downfall.
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Qabus agreed, and told Abdallah that he should have ordered the execution of Abdallah and the other perpetrators before the conspiracy began.
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Qabus then arrived to the castle where he could spend the rest of his life in devotion.