IOTL, Kilij Arslan underestimated the Crusaders after defeated the Peasant's Army. As a result, he went to fight the Danishmends in the East, only to have to make an about face and rush back to Nicaea when he got word of the ever growing Crusader forces at the city where his family was. He arrived back shortly after Raymond of Toulouse got to the encampments and made a charge at the tired army in order to try to get into the gates, at which point Bohemond arrived and charged at his flank, forcing him to withdraw.
But, what if Kilij Arslan was captured at this battle instead of withdrawing to fight again ? With Kilij Arslan captured so early into the First Crusade, do the Seljuk forces in Nicaea give in more easily than they did IOTL when Alexios had to transport ships overland to blockade Nicaea's lake access? Once both Kilij and his family are in Crusader/Byzantine hands, what becomes of the rest of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ? How do the Danishmends react to their enemy being taken by the Crusaders/Byzantines ? Do Crusader/Byzantine relations break down sooner or last longer with such an impressive victory so early into the First Crusade?
But, what if Kilij Arslan was captured at this battle instead of withdrawing to fight again ? With Kilij Arslan captured so early into the First Crusade, do the Seljuk forces in Nicaea give in more easily than they did IOTL when Alexios had to transport ships overland to blockade Nicaea's lake access? Once both Kilij and his family are in Crusader/Byzantine hands, what becomes of the rest of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum ? How do the Danishmends react to their enemy being taken by the Crusaders/Byzantines ? Do Crusader/Byzantine relations break down sooner or last longer with such an impressive victory so early into the First Crusade?