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Rule of Byzantine Empire

Italy · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 4th. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Enrico Dandolo13 April 1204

Istanbul · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 4th

The Catholic Crusaders take permanent control of the Eastern Orthodox capital of Constantinople (or Byzantium) and established a Catholic state, the Latin Empire, the Byzantine Empire is never again as powerful

Names involved

Enrico Dandolo

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