Byzantine successor states

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group of states historical concept

Byzantine successor states were the political entities that emerged from the fragmentation of the Byzantine Empire, each claiming continuity with its imperial legacy and authority.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Byzantine Empire (successor states)	1
Byzantine Empire in exile	1
Byzantine provincial despotate	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	group of states ⓘ historical concept ⓘ
emergedFrom	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCause	Latin occupation of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ political fragmentation of Byzantine territories ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	claimed continuity with Byzantine imperial authority ⓘ claimed continuity with Byzantine imperial legacy ⓘ formed after fragmentation of Byzantine Empire ⓘ
hasContext	Fourth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ Sack of Constantinople in 1204 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEndCause	Ottoman expansion ⓘ conquest by Ottoman Empire ⓘ
hasGeographicScope	Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ western Asia Minor ⓘ
hasGoal	reconquest of Constantinople ⓘ restoration of Byzantine Empire ⓘ
hasMainExample	Despotate of Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire of Nicaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire of Thessalonica NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire of Thessaloniki NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire of Trebizond NERFINISHED ⓘ Morea Despotate NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPoliticalClaim	continuation of Roman imperial tradition ⓘ legitimacy as heirs of Byzantine emperors ⓘ
hasReligion	Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRival	Latin Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTemporalLocation	13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ
relatedTo	medieval Greek states ⓘ post-Byzantine polities ⓘ successor states of the Roman Empire ⓘ
sharesAdministrativeTraditionsWith	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
sharesCultureWith	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
sharesLanguageWith	Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Kayser-i Rûm → contestedBy → Byzantine successor states ⓘ

Manuel Kantakouzenos → governmentForm → Byzantine successor states ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine provincial despotate

Principality of Achaea → neighbouringState → Byzantine successor states ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine Empire (successor states)

Laskarid dynasty → partOf → Byzantine successor states ⓘ

this entity surface form: Byzantine Empire in exile