 Murshid and Abbas rode to Qazvin where the prince was proclaimed the new ruler of Iran in October 1587.Mohammad made no attempt to challenge the coup and accepted his dethronement.He lived in the capital for a time but was then apparently banished to the prison of Alamut, although Iskandar Beg Munshi records him dying in Qazvin some time between 21 July 1595 and 10 July 1596.