Byzantine frontier in northwestern Anatolia
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The Byzantine frontier in northwestern Anatolia was a contested borderland between the late Byzantine Empire and emerging Turkish beyliks, notably becoming the early power base from which the Ottoman state first expanded.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Byzantine frontier in northwestern Anatolia canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
borderland
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Aegean region of Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bithynia NERFINISHED ⓘ Paphlagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Phrygia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Marmara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderWith |
Candarid beylik
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germiyanid beylik NERFINISHED ⓘ Karasid beylik NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman beylik NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish beyliks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
castles
ⓘ
fortified towns ⓘ frequent sieges ⓘ frontier garrisons ⓘ intermittent truces ⓘ mixed Christian and Muslim populations ⓘ shifting political control ⓘ |
| contains |
Bithynia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mysia NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Paphlagonia ⓘ parts of Phrygia ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ottoman control of northwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
area of Islamization
ⓘ
area of gradual Turkification ⓘ buffer zone protecting Constantinople from Anatolian powers ⓘ contested zone between Byzantines and Turks ⓘ early power base of the Ottoman beylik ⓘ region of demographic change and settlement shifts ⓘ zone of raiding and counter‑raiding ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| near |
Constantinople
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicomedia NERFINISHED ⓘ Prusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sögüt NERFINISHED ⓘ Yenişehir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine–Turkish frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | uncontested Byzantine control of northwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Ottoman conquest of Bithynian cities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fall of Nicaea to the Ottomans ⓘ fall of Nicomedia to the Ottomans ⓘ fall of Prusa to the Ottomans ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Byzantine defensive operations
ⓘ
Turkish frontier raiding ⓘ military colonization ⓘ |
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