Empire of Trebizond

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Byzantine successor state Greek state medieval empire

The Empire of Trebizond was a medieval Byzantine successor state on the southeastern coast of the Black Sea, centered on the city of Trebizond (modern Trabzon) and known for its strategic trade position and distinctive Greek culture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Empire of Trebizond canonical 17
Trebizond Empire 2
Empire of Trebizond under Manuel III 1

Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine successor state ⓘ
Greek state ⓘ
medieval empire ⓘ
capital Trabzon ⓘ
Trapezus ⓘ
surface form: Trapezous

Trabzon ⓘ
surface form: Trebizond
capitalOf Pontic Greek culture ⓘ
claimToTitle Emperor of the Romans ⓘ
surface form: Emperor and Autocrat of the Romans

Roman Emperor ⓘ
coexistedWith Despotate of Epirus ⓘ
Empire of Nicaea ⓘ
Latin Empire ⓘ
commonName Trabzon ⓘ
surface form: Trebizond
conqueredBy Mehmed II ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
conventionalLongName Empire of Trebizond self-link ⓘ
country Empire of Trebizond self-link ⓘ
culturalInfluence Byzantine art ⓘ
Orthodox monasticism ⓘ
currency asper ⓘ
hyperpyron ⓘ
endTime 1461 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Greeks ⓘ
Pontic Greek ⓘ
surface form: Pontic Greeks
event Siege of Trebizond (1461) ⓘ
fellTo Ottoman Empire ⓘ
firstRuler Alexios I of Trebizond ⓘ
foundedBy Alexios I Megas Komnenos ⓘ
Alexios I Megas Komnenos ⓘ
surface form: David Komnenos
foundingDynasty Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
governmentType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
hadVassalOrClientRelationshipWith Mongol Ilkhanate ⓘ
headOfStateTitle Basileus ⓘ
Emperor ⓘ
importantPort Trabzon ⓘ
surface form: Trebizond
knownFor distinctive Greek culture ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
monasteries of Pontus ⓘ
lastRuler Grand Komnenoi of Trebizond ⓘ
surface form: David of Trebizond
locatedInPresentDay Trabzon Province ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
locatedOn southeastern coast of the Black Sea ⓘ
maintainedRelationsWith Republic of Genoa ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
notableRuler Alexios I of Trebizond ⓘ
Alexios III Komnenos ⓘ
surface form: Alexios III of Trebizond

David of Trebizond ⓘ
John II of Trebizond ⓘ
John III of Trebizond ⓘ
Manuel I of Trebizond ⓘ
officialLanguage Greek ⓘ
partOf Byzantine commonwealth ⓘ
predecessor Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Komnenos dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Komnenian Byzantine Empire
region Caucasus region ⓘ
Pontus ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form: Greek Orthodoxy
startTime 1204 ⓘ
strategicLocation Black Sea trade network ⓘ
trade routes between Europe and Asia ⓘ
successor Ottoman Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Georgia → borderedBy → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Mehmed II → conquered → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trebizond Empire
Latin Empire → followedBy → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Latin Empire → inConflictWith → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Komnenos dynasty → dynasticBranch → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Principality of Samtskhe → borderedBy → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trebizond Empire
Tamar of Georgia → supportedCreationOf → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Empire of Trebizond → country → Empire of Trebizond self-link ⓘ
Empire of Trebizond → conventionalLongName → Empire of Trebizond self-link ⓘ
Kaykhusraw II → conflict → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Empire of Nicaea → rival → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Maria of Trebizond → countryOfCitizenship → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Maria of Trebizond → historicalRegion → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Laskarid dynasty → alliedWith → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Alexios III Komnenos → country → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Alexios III Komnenos → successorState → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
this entity surface form: Empire of Trebizond under Manuel III
Trapezus → laterBecameNucleusOf → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Trapezus → associatedWith → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Grand Komnenoi of Trebizond → countryRuled → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ
Angelid dynasty → successorState → Empire of Trebizond ⓘ