Before the conflict Hostile_encounter petered out , the Seljuqs managed to take more territory from the weakened Cause_change_of_strength Empire of Nicaea until the Sultanate itself was taken over Conquering by the Mongols , leading to Causation the rise Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of the ghazis and the conclusive Byzantine–Ottoman wars Hostile_encounter .

Prior to its fall Motion_directional , the city had evaded Escaping the fate of her neighbours by paying Giving tribute to the numerous fanatical ghazis , whose bands robbed Robbery and pillaged Committing_crime any who did not pay Commerce_pay protection money ( `` jizya '' ) , although the city was not officially under Islamic law .