Manuel postponed punitive action against Kilic Arslan, in favour of building & of acquiring Amaseia
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1161-1180)
1175
Summary:
Dates:
1175
Kilic Arslan II, Seljuk sultan of Ikonion (
Kilic Arslan 52
)
Had an army threatening Amaseia: the city surrendered to him when
Michael 17005
was too slow to accept its defection (:)
Kinnamos 296.4-15
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (
Manuel 1
)
Angry at
Kilic Arslan 52
's intransigence, he wanted to attack; but the spring campaigning season was over, he had planned to build cities, and Amaseia wanted to defect to him, which would be easier before the outbreak of open war (Spring was over:ὅ τε γὰρ τοῦ ἦρος ἐξῆκεν ἤδη καιρός)
Kinnamos 293.1-8
Since it was a bad time for war with
Kilic Arslan 52
, he sent
Michael 17005
to Paphlagonia with part of an army, to be completed from Pontic cities round Trebizond and Oinaion; he should go on to Amaseia (:)
Kinnamos 293.8-15
Michael Gabras, doux of Sirmium (
Michael 17005
)
When he reached Amaseia he was invited inside; when he showed reluctance he was sent hostages and given the citadel, as there was a rival army of
Kilic Arslan 52
close by; but he feared treachery and remained outside (:)
Kinnamos 296.2-11
As it was a bad time for open warfare, he was sent by
Manuel 1
to Paphlagonia with part of an army, to be completed from Pontic cities round Trebizond and Oinaion; he should go on to Amaseia, which was expected to defect to Manuel (:)
Kinnamos 293.8-15
His delaying caused fears of an attack on Amaseia by the army of
Kilic Arslan 52
, and led to the voluntary betrayal of the city to that army; he marched back to Byzantium with no regard for the Byzantines in the citadel and elsewhere (:)
Kinnamos 296.11-18