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 conflict, he diverged from the Caliphate and was poised for a struggle with it until the Caliph recognized him as ruler of Iran, Khorasan, and Turkestan in 1198.