razzia
Noun
Meaning
A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
invasion
raid
rape
sack
plunder
sacking
incursion
foray
plundering
pillage
marauding
ravage
ravishment
pillaging
manhunt
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Among Manuel's motives for mounting this razzia there included a wish to be seen in the West as actively espousing the crusading ideal; Kinnamos also attributed to Manuel a desire to show off his martial prowess to his new bride.
The purpose was to revenge the violence the Rus' razzia had inflicted on their fellow Muslim believers.