Outraged by the king's answer, Toghtekin ordered Gervase be executed in Damascus in May. On Toghtekin's order, his soldiers tied Gervase to a tree and shot arrows at him until he died.
Toghtekin was incensed by the king's response and had Gervase executed in Damascus in May. Under Toghtekin's orders, his soldiers bound Gervase to a tree and shot arrows at him until he died.