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Byzantine Alliance with the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
After Sultan Mesud I of Rum died in 1156, his son Kilij Arslan II succeeded him, and Anatolian Turkic powers again fragmented.
Timeline
- 1156Konya · Sultanate of RumAfter Mesud I's death, Kilij Arslan II succeeded him; the territory of the Sultanate of Rum and vassal powers such as the Danishmends were redivided, and the Anatolian Turkic political landscape again grew turbulent.
- 1156Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireManuel I sent diplomatic letters to Arslan II and to the Danishmend leader Yaghibasan, promising imperial support and encouraging them to fight one another, in order to keep the Turkic powers divided and consolidate Byzantine suzerainty.
Sources
- Mesud I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesud_I
- Manuel I Komnenos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_I_Komnenos
- SALJUQS iii. SALJUQS OF RUM — Claude Cahen https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/saljuqs-iii/