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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Milesofwho, post: 3073042, member: 91469&quot;]The problem with the Byzantine Empire is that multiple states that claimed to be its successor showed up. The Empires of Thessalonika, Nicaea, and Trezibond all claimed to be the true successor to Byzantium. Nicaea actually reconquered Constantinople, and their rulers are regnally numbered according to the Byzantine Empire as a whole (John III, not John) and not just as their dynasty (like Thessalonika and Trezibond&#039;s rulers). In addition, Thessalonika came under Nicaean suzerainty, which only left Nicaea or Trezibond. Since Nicaea reconquered Constantinople, I regard Trezibond as a Byzantine outpost, but it was essentially removed from the main Byzantine Empire. It even gave up its claims to being the successor to Byzantium under John II.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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