Abu Abdallah al-Husayn ibn Nasir al-Dawla

[2][3] Al-Husayn, however, along with his brother Ibrahim, apparently submitted to the Buyids and entered their service,[1] or were possibly kept as hostages in Baghdad.

[5][6] The Hamdanids were indeed received with enthusiasm by the local population, to such a degree that they rose in revolt and expelled the Buyid governor from Mosul.

[7] The Uqayl backed the Hamdanids, and received control of the towns of Jazirat ibn Umar, Nisibis, and Balad (north of Mosul), in exchange.

[7][8] Exploiting the turmoil, Badh attacked Mosul in the next year, but was defeated and killed by the numerically inferior Uqayl forces under al-Husayn in battle near Balad.

[1][7] A Hamdanid counter-offensive followed in the region of Amida against Badh's successor, Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn Marwan, but failed to score any success.