Death
In 935, only four years after entering Isfahan, and shortly before Nowruz festivities, Mardavij was assassinated by his Turkish slaves, Tuzun and Bajkam who fled to Baghdad. After his assassination, the Buwayhid, a family of commanders in service of Mardavij, took over his possessions in central and southern Iran, while Mardvij's brother Vushmgir succeeded him in northern Iran.
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