Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kwakazotevera kukundikana kwehondo kwakatevedzana. Muna 1263 Michael akatumira varume, kusanganisira maSeljuk mercenaries, kuMorea nechinangwa chokukunda Humambo hweAchaea, asi rwendo urwu rwakakundikana mukushamiswa kwakashata paPrinitza. Gare gare gore iroro ngarava dzakasanganiswa dzezvikepe zveumambo 48 nezvikepe zveGenoa dzakakundwa neuto duku reVenetian muHondo yeSettepozzi. Gore rakatevera racho, mauto oumambo aiva muMorea akakundwazve pa
Makryplagi pashure pokunge varwi vechiSeljuk, vakanga vasina kubhadharwa, vachinja mativi. Dambudziko guru raMikaeri rakauya muna 1265, apo uto revaTatar nevaBulgaria raitungamirirwa naNogai Khan raiparadza Thrace rakavandira Mikaeri Paeologos paakanga achidzokera kuConstantinople achiperekedzwa nemauto mashomanana. Akasiyiwa kunyange navakuru vake vamene, avo vakatiza kuti vaponese upenyu hwavo vamene, Michael akakwanisa kutiza kupfurikidza nokuyambuka Makomo eGanos ndokusvika mhenderekedzo yegungwa yeMarmora, uko akawana ngarava mbiri dzechiLatin. Akakurumidza kukwira ngarava, uye mazuva maviri gare gare akasvika zvakanaka muConstantinople. "Nokudaro Michael akapukunyuka imwe yenhambo dzakapotsa dzapukunyuka zvikurusa dzebasa rake", anodaro Geanakoplos.