The battle for new leadership took quite strange course: Mieszko III, completely surprised by the rebels in his Duchy of Greater Poland, withdrew to Poznań, where he stayed for almost two years enduring heavy fighting with his son Odon.
Pertarungan atas kekuatan tertinggi memiliki jalan yang cukup aneh: Mieszko, benar-benar terkejut oleh pemberontak di Kadipaten Wielkopolska miliknya, mundur ke Poznań, di mana ia tinggal selama hampir dua tahun bertempur sengit dengan putranya Odon.