After the war, he broke with the Caliphate and was on the brink of a war with it until the Caliph accepted him as Sultan of Iran, Khorasan, and Turkestan in 1198.
Following the war, he split with the Caliphate and stood at the threshold of conflict with it until the Caliph conceded to him as ruler of Iran, Khorasan, and Turkestan in 1198.