At Alexios' instigation, the Cumans — rivals of the Pechenegs — were invited into Byzantine territory to annihilate the Pecheneg forces threatening Constantinople. Brownworth uses this as a prime example of Alexios' diplomatic mastery: inducing another nation to do his military work for him.
Also known as: Pechenegs
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Episode 14 (5 mentions)
At Alexios' instigation, the Cumans — rivals of the Pechenegs — were invited into Byzantine territory to annihilate the Pecheneg forces threatening Constantinople. Brownworth uses this as a prime example of Alexios' diplomatic mastery: inducing another nation to do his military work for him.
“Alexius calmly invited the Cumans, the Pechenegs' main rivals, to come in and annihilate them.”
“When a Cuman pretender arose in the Balkans, inspiring a popular revolt, Alexius had an”
“against the Normans, the Pechenegs against the Cumans, the Crusaders against the Turks,”
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