In Alexandria, Ibn Tahir secured the departure of the Andalusians, who left the city for the Byzantine island of Crete, which they conquered and transformed into a Muslim emirate.
Raymond, feeling slighted for both himself and his sister, responded by converting the galleys into men-of-war to plunder the Byzantine island of Cyprus.
In 1147 Manuel was faced with war by Roger II of Sicily, whose fleet had captured the Byzantine island of Corfu and plundered the Greek towns.
Eventually, a deal was reached whereby Mustafa would be kept in exile in the Byzantine island of Lemnos, in exchange for an annual subsidy of 300,000 aspers.
Raymond, however, felt both he and his sister had been insulted, and paid pirates to raid the Byzantine island of Cyprus.
In retaliation, the Venetians plundered several Byzantine islands, and, with the Byzantine fleet unable to confront them, John was forced to renew the treaty in 1125.
His Navy challenged the Byzantine navy and raided the Byzantine islands and coasts at will.
On their way to the Holy Land the ships did not miss the occasion to sack some Byzantine islands.
After being forced to leave Alexandria, the rebel group set for the Byzantine island of Crete.
On their way to the Holy Land the ships did not miss the occasion to sack some Byzantine islands: the Pisan crusaders were led by their archbishop Daibert, the future patriarch of Jerusalem.
