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2 unusual facts about Empire of Trebizond


John III of Trebizond

John III Megas Komnenos (Greek: Ιωάννης Γ΄ Μέγας Κομνηνός, Iōannēs III Megas Komnēnos) (c. 1321–1362) was Emperor of Trebizond from September 4, 1342 to May 3, 1344.

Manuel II of Trebizond

Manuel II Megas Komnenos (Greek: Μανουήλ Β΄ Μέγας Κομνηνός, Manouēl II Megas Komnēnos) (c. 1324–1333) was Emperor of Trebizond for eight months in 1332.


Akçaabat

This new state, called the Empire of Trebizond, survived as a vassal kingdom under the Seljukid Empire until Sultan Mehmet II "the conqueror" of the Ottoman Empire added Trabzon to his territories in October 1461.

Çayeli

Mapavri was long occupied by the Laz community, and was part of the Roman Empire and then the Empire of Trebizond until was brought within the Ottoman Empire by Mehmet II in 1461, although this coast has always been vulnerable to invaders from across the nearby Caucasus.

Limanköy, Çayeli

Mapavri was since long inhabited by the Laz community, and was part of the Roman Empire and then the Empire of Trebizond until was brought within the Ottoman Empire by Mehmet II in 1461, although this coast has always been vulnerable to invaders from across the nearby Caucasus.


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Kaykaus I

The Seljuqs gained an outlet on the Black Sea to match their Mediterranean port at Antalya, and a wedge was driven between the Empire of Trebizond and the Byzantine Empire of Nicaea.