 In 1043, Ahmad Shirazi fell out of favor and was replaced with Abd al-Razzaq Maymandi as Mawdud's vizier.During the same time, a rebellion in Sistan was quelled by Mawdud's military slave Toghrul.In 1043/4, Mawdud invaded Tukharistan but was repelled by the Seljuq prince Alp Arslan.