 He therefore left them for the Hamdanids; with the aid of Sayf al-Daula of Aleppo he occupied Salmas in 955/956 as a Hamdanid vassal.Marzuban expelled from there, and Daisam againfound refuge with the Ardzrunids of Vaspurakan.The Ardzunid king, however, facing threats from Marzuban, seized Daisam and handed him over to the Sallarid.