A dispute arose between Erisgen, the Turkish captor of Manuel Komnenos, and the sultan Alp Arslan. The latter sent a general with an army against Erisgen in order to capture him. Erisgen, who was forced to become a rebel without enough troops to succeed, was convinced by his captive Manuel Komnenos to become an ally of the Romans. He went to Constantinople bringing Manuel, and was received and honoured with great gifts by Romanos IV