Kutlulmush, a cousin of Tughrul Beg the Turkish sultan, with his five sons, had ambitions to set up a power to rival that of their relative, and saw the rebellion of Botaneiates as a useful means to that end. Mansur and Sulayman ibn Kutulmush, in particular, came to Botaneiates at Nicaea and knelt before him, something they had never allowed themselves to do before either a Turkish or a Roman ruler, indicating thus that they would help pave his way to rule in Constantinople. Botaneiates, with his wise words, turned them into loyal supporters