Tuesday, March 5, 2024

 

Greetings all,
 
On this Day -  March 5th in 1417 AD, Emperor Manuel III of Trebizond died:
 

During his reign the armies of the Central Asian conqueror Tamerlaine swept through Ottoman territories and defeated them in the Battle of Ankara. This extended the life and security of Trebizond for several decades. 
 
-Marcus Cassius Julianus
www.byzantiumnovum.org
 


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