igin ▁Gh azi ▁() ▁at ▁Mel it ene . ▁ ▁Isaac ▁remained ▁in ▁ex ile ▁for ▁six ▁years , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁travers ed ▁most ▁of ▁Asia ▁Minor ▁and ▁the ▁Lev ant , ▁seeking ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁broad ▁al liance ▁with ▁other ▁r ul ers , ▁both ▁Christian ▁and ▁Muslim , ▁against ▁his ▁brother . ▁The ▁main ▁sources ▁for ▁this ▁period ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁are ▁Ch oni ates , ▁the ▁court ▁poet ▁The odore ▁Pro d rom os , ▁and ▁Michael ▁the ▁Sy rian . ▁From ▁Mel it ene , ▁Isaac ▁went ▁to ▁Tre b iz ond , ▁whose ▁governor , ▁Const antine ▁Gab ras , ▁had ▁broken ▁away ▁from ▁By z ant ium ▁in ▁ 1 1 2 6 ▁and ▁was ▁r uling ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁Ch ald ia ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁prince . ▁In ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 1 3 0 – 1 1 3 1 , ▁according ▁to ▁Michael ▁the ▁Sy rian , ▁Isaac ▁met ▁again ▁with ▁Gab ras , ▁and ▁a ▁league ▁was ▁created ▁between ▁Isaac , ▁Gü m üs ht igin ▁Gh azi ▁and ▁the ▁Sultan ▁of ▁Rum , ▁Mes ud ▁I ▁( ). ▁Isaac ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Armen ian ▁C il icia ▁to ▁ent ice ▁its ▁lord , ▁Leo ▁I , ▁into ▁the ▁league . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁well ▁received ▁in ▁C il icia ▁and ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁there . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son ▁John ▁even ▁married ▁one ▁of ▁Leo ' s ▁daughters , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁M op su est ia ▁and