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| | Iranica.com - MANS®UR B. NUH® |
 | | In 356/967, Simjuri led an expedition to Gorga@n from his base in Niæa@pur to aid the Ziyarid ruler, Voæmgir, against threats from the Buyid ruler of Ray, Rokn-al-Dawla (Gardizi, ed. |
 | | Voæmgir died in the next year and his son Bisotun succeeded to power with Buyid help, so that Simjuri had to march into the Caspian provinces again in order to compel the new Ziyarid ruler to resume payment of tribute to the Samanids. |
 | | Simjuri was subsequently accused by his enemies of inactivity and of allowing the northern Persian lands to slip from Samanid control, but he went to the Amir in Bokhara, justified himself and returned to his post (Gardizi, ed. |
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