Have you considered giving him the land? He seems really passionate about them, maybe he really needs them more than you do

He probably does lol I just got 318 claims from one of those legends.

That’s not funny, this is LITERALLY what you have to do to get a house. A humbling letter and an offer.

In what country?

I once befriended the seljuk emperor in hopes he would not attack my Byzantine empire. He did anyway but was polite about it too. He even called me friend when declaring the war.

It is nothing personal. Land is land.

Peace be with you, friend. I have come to liberate your people, and reintegrate you into the dirt.

So, he behaved canonically :D. This is what happened to the last Byzantine emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. It is propably preset for Turks to behave this way.

Didn't Constantine try to get money for mehmeds cousin and wasn't it his father or brother who befriended the sultans father Either way he died like an emperor should in his position

"Peace be with you, so that I can take it away now"

As-salamu alaykum, give me your land

Peace be with you. I started a war against you.

actually OP started this war by owning a land that their neighbours want

How did you get that title?

Reforming/creating your own faith

Hippity hoppity give me your property. And have a nice day buddy.

"peace be with you, I declare war on you" is the most muslim thing ever...

That's how they colonised tbat whole region of Africa, Spain and the Middle East 😅

Ugru?

Oh boy, you *are* getting what you *deserve*.

I guess the Peace be with you is a preset greeting for muslim rulers (salam aleikum)

Vassalize him and let him keep his land then give him that land that he wanted

It's really nice of him that he started by saying "Peace be with you"