Archaeo-Histories on Nostr: Balkans in mid-14th century, divided between kingdoms, despotates, lordships and ...

Balkans in mid-14th century, divided between kingdoms, despotates, lordships and Venetian and Genoese outposts. The Serbian Empire was breaking apart after the death of Stefan Dušan in December 1355, Bulgaria was split between the tsardoms of Tarnovo and Vidin, and the Byzantine Empire held little beyond Thrace, Thessaloniki and the Morea. Across the Dardanelles, Ottomans had taken Gallipoli in 1354, their first stronghold in Europe, and a century later, in 1453, they captured Constantinople.