Nikephoros Botaneiates ascended the throne, put on the imperial costume, and devoted himself at once to the management of public affairs. He made arrangements to win the loyalty of many public figures and to dispense with some tarnished figures from the last reign. He struck with terror the Turks who ravaged the East, while dealing politely with those who had supported him. He was crowned by the patriarch Kosmas I. The legitimate heir Konstantios Doukas was passed over