[1] Lacking a definite succession, violent clashes between Ilkhanid nobles, generals, and territorial governors ensued, and weakened the legitimacy of the central government even further.

[1][2] Arpa was installed with the backing of powerful personalities, including Abū Sa‘īd's mother and sister, Haji Khatun and Sati Beg, and argued that Chinggisid continuity in ruling was a necessity for peace in the empire.

[4] In addition, Ali Padshah took charge of caring for Abū Sa‘īd's widow, Dilshad Khatun, who happened to be pregnant at that point, in hope that her unborn offspring could act as a direct heir to the Ilkhanate.

[7] Before actual fighting started, one of Arpa's senior generals, Amir Akrunj, initiated a surreptitious move by swearing an oath of fealty to Ali Padshah, and in doing so, guaranteed that most of his predominantly Uyghur contingent would switch allegiances at a critical stage in the battle.

[7] Nine days after the battle, Dilshad Khatun, widow of Abū Sa‘īd, bore a daughter, putting an end to any hope for a direct male heir to inherit the throne of the Ilkhanid state.

[8][9][10] As tension mounted, Shaikh Hasan Jalayir rallied support in Anatolia and Arab Iraq, forming a rival power base in Baghdad.