Tughrul Beg sent an embassy replying to that of Drosos; its rejection made him declare war

Summary:
Tughrul Beg sent an ambassador with greetings to Konstantinos IX to renew their friendship, but claimed that the Turks still raiding the empire were wild wolves unknown to him. He sent to Konstantinos IX as ambassador the man whom they called "seriph". Konstantinos rejected the seriph's demand for tribute to be paid to the sultan, and sent him away. The sultan at once declared war: Konstantinos fortified as far as possible his lands bordering Turkish territory 
Dates:
1049 
envoy of Tughrul Beg to Konstantinos IX (Anonymus 192)
  • Sent on an embassy by the sultan (Tughrul Beg 51) he reached Constantinople, was received by the emperor (Konstantinos 9) but was arrogant, his demand that a tribute be paid to the sultan was rejected, and he returned having achieved nothing (:) Skylitzes 454.20-27
  • Came to the great city and on coming to an audience with the ruler (Konstantinos 9), since he spoke arrogantly and demanded that Konstantinos pay tribute to Tughrul Beg 51, he was sent away (:) Zonaras 17.25.42
  • Was sent as ambassador to the emperor (Konstantinos 9) (:) Zonaras 17.25.40-41
Emperor Konstantinos IX Monomachos (Konstantinos 9)
  • The seriph (Anonymus 192) came to the great city and to an audience with him; since the envoy spoke arrogantly and demanded that he pay tribute to Tughrul Beg 51, he was sent away (:) Zonaras 17.25.42
  • Received the sultan's arrogant envoy (Anonymus 192), rejected his demand for a tribute to be paid to the sultan, and when the latter declared war he fortified as much as possible the territories bordering the land of the Persians (:) Skylitzes 454.23-29
Tughrul Beg, Seljuk Sultan (Tughrul Beg 51)
  • After the release of Liparites 101 he maintained relations with the emperor (Konstantinos 9) and exchanged ambassadors and greetings to renew their friendship, but claimed that those Huns still raiding the empire were wild wolves unknown to him (:) παρ᾿ ἑκατέρων πρέσβεις πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἐπέμποντο Attaleiates: History 46.1-7 / 35.1-6
  • Sent to the emperor (Konstantinos 9) an ambassador (Anonymus 192), the man whom they called ‘seriph’. (:) Zonaras 17.25.40
  • Received the emperor's envoy (Georgios 108) and, wishing to be a generous ruler rather than an enslaved rascal, he set free Liparites 101 on condition that he would never attack the Turks, handed him the ransom, and sent back an envoy (Anonymus 192) (:) Skylitzes 454.14-19