A standoff followed, with the governor's militia occupying the bazaar quarter and the Bābis holding the Chenār-sūkhta quarter around the mosque. The Bābis defeated the governor's forces in several skirmishes, and he retreated to the nearby village of Qotra.
A standoff developed between the governor's militia and the Bābis, with the Bābis ultimately winning a series of battles that forced the governor to flee to the nearby village of Qotra.