Certainty: 2 Tatikios withdrew, hearing that Borsuq was near with a big army; he beat off Abul-Kasim at Prainetos Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 The sultan sent Bozan to attack Abul-Kasim, with a letter proposing a marriage alliance with Alexios against him
Malik-Shah seems to have been still annoyed and unhappy that Siaous had not returned to him, but had helped Alexios, been baptised and become doux of Anchialos; so he sent Bozan against Abul-Kasim. The sultan also wrote to Alexios, listing Byzantine problems (Latins, nomads and Abul-Kasim), promising to solve them all by marrying Alexios' daughter (Anna the historian herself?) to Malik-Shah's own firstborn (probably Barkiyaruq). Alexios could not entertain a marriage proposal which would have made his daughter wretched, but to give the sultan false hopes, he sent Basileios Kourtikios and three others to drag out negotiations. Kourtikios was to welcome Malik-Shah's proposals, but add demands to delay a conclusion. However before reaching his goal he heard of Malik-shah's death [which is confused with the death of his vizier] and turned back
Certainty: 2 Tutush defeated & killed Bozan, but was then himself defeated & killed by Barkiyaruk Certainty: 2
1096
Certainty: 2 Abul-Kasim had tried to give the sultan a bribe, but it was not accepted; finally he was strangled Certainty: 2
1098
Certainty: 3 Yaghi Siyan of Antioch sent his son with Kilic Arslan to Khorasan to seek help Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Kerbogha of Mosul, en route to save Antioch, spent three weeks in a vain attempt to capture Edessa Certainty: 3