Manuel sent a challenge to the sultan for the next year & a letter to his wife

Summary:
Before leaving the area of Ikonion, Manuel sent two letters. One was to Mas'ud's wife, informing her that her husband was still alive. She had gathered thousands of animals and other foods for his acceptance, but did not deliver them, because of the burning of buildings outside the city. The other letter was to Mas'ud himself, threatening to return the next year and insulting him for cowardice 
Dates:
1146 
wife of the sultan of Ikonion (Anonyma 17004)
  • Received a letter from the emperor Manuel 1, that Masud 17001 had survived. She had gathered thousands of animals and other foods, for Manuel's acceptance - but did not offer them because of the burning of buildings outside the city (:) Kinnamos 46.4-13
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (Manuel 1)
  • Stopped the desecration of Masud 17001's mother's tomb near Ikonion, sending letters to Sultan's wife, saying her husband had survived, and to Mas'ud himself, threatening to return next year and insulting his cowardice; he began the retreat to the capital (:) Kinnamos 45.21-46.9
Mas'ud, sultan of Ikonion (Masud 17001)
  • His mother's grave was not desecrated, his wife was informed by letter that he had survived, and he himself received a letter threatening Byzantine return the next year and impugning his courage - all due to the emperor Manuel 1 (:) Kinnamos 45.21-46.19