[1] The latter sought to bolster his strength against his nephew Mahmud ibn Nasr, who claimed the emirate himself and was backed by the Mirdasids’ powerful Arab tribe, the Banu Kilab.
[4] Ibn Khan and his men relieved Atiyya and entered the city of Aleppo itself where they began to wield significant influence in the emirate's affairs.
[6] The latter resented Ibn Khan's presence in the city and found an opportunity to attack him while he was in his troops’ encampment in the suburbs in January 1065.
[8] Following this, Ibn Khan left for Iraq to recruit more troops and returned to Aleppo in 1066 with about 1,000 Turkmen, Kurdish and Daylamite horsemen.
[9] In 1067, Ibn Khan and Mahmud subdued the Bedouin of the Hama plain, who had been assisting Atiyya, who was in nearby Homs at the time.
[8] Alp Arslan accused Ibn Khan's brother of influencing Mahmud not to formally pay homage to Seljuq rule, which precipitated the siege.
[7] Ibn Khan's nephew Qurlu was recorded as the leader of the Nawakiya Turkmens in 1071, at a time when the group numbered 12,000 horsemen.