The Seljuk Turks allied with the Pechenegs and appeared beneath the walls of Constantinople. Alexios responded with characteristically indirect cunning: he invited the Cumans — the Pechenegs' main rivals — to annihilate the Pechenegs, then incited the Emir's son-in-law to revolt against the Emir, neutralizing the Turkish threat. The Byzantine-backed candidate signed a peace treaty stabilizing the eastern frontier.
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Episode 14 (7 mentions)
The Seljuk Turks allied with the Pechenegs and appeared beneath the walls of Constantinople. Alexios responded with characteristically indirect cunning: he invited the Cumans — the Pechenegs' main rivals — to annihilate the Pechenegs, then incited the Emir's son-in-law to revolt against the Emir, neutralizing the Turkish threat. The Byzantine-backed candidate signed a peace treaty stabilizing the eastern frontier.
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