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Episode 308 - The Fall of Anatolia

August 28, 2024·28 min·2 clips

How did Western Anatolia go from the Roman Empire's most prosperous region to effectively lost in just 21 years?

This episode examines the collapse of Byzantine Anatolia in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, tracing how Mongol invasions displaced Turkic tribes who migrated into the region. It explores the failure of Byzantine military and administrative systems to handle this migration crisis, compounded by civil wars and economic struggles, ultimately leading to the loss of Anatolia to emerging Turkic beyliks like the Ottomans.

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