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Antioch on the Orontes (Byzantium), Duchy |
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Armenia Minor (Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia) |
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Byzantine empire of Nicaea |
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When Constantinople fell to the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade in 1204, Theodore Laskaris, who had escaped to Nicaea of Bithynia followed by some of his supporters, established a new state thus laying claims to the continuity of the Byzantine Empire. The state, whose capital was Nicaea, finally expanded over a large part of Asia Minor and Greece mainland, and spread over territories of Epirus, the successor state of the Byzantine Empire. As the state of Nicaea actually replaced the imperial... |
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Emirate of Tzachas and Izmir |
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Establishment of the Empire of Trebizond by the Grand Komnenoi, 1204 |
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After the rebellion of September 12th 1185 in Constantinople, which signalled the fall of the Komnenian dynasty and caused the death of Andronicus I and his son Manuel II, the later's underage sons Manuel, Alexius and David found refuge in their relative Thamar, queen of Georgia. With her help, the two brothers captured the south coast of the Black Sea and founded the Trebizond Empire in April 1204. |
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Les croisés en Asie Mineure |
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Les Byzantins connaissaient bien les Latins lorsqu’ils furent confrontés aux troupes de la première croisade. Alexis profita de la victoire des Latins sur les Seldjoukides de Nicée pour récupérer toute l’Asie Mineure de l’Ouest. L’impact des deux croisades suivantes fut modeste en Asie Mineure, soulignant juste l’agacement des populations face aux pillages des croisés en mal de ravitaillement. La prise de Constantinople en 1204 entraîna la constitution de l’Empire latin. Les croisés purent... |
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