Byzantine Empire under John VI Kantakouzenos
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The Byzantine Empire under John VI Kantakouzenos was a mid-14th-century phase of the Eastern Roman Empire marked by civil war, political instability, and increasing reliance on emerging Ottoman power.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
phase of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| endTime | 1354 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Byzantine Empire under John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Byzantine Empire under Andronikos III Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlly |
Emirate of Aydin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman beylik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
civil strife
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declining imperial authority ⓘ increasing Ottoman influence ⓘ political instability ⓘ |
| hasCoEmperor | John V Palaiologos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConflict |
Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
conflicts with the Emirate of Aydin ⓘ conflicts with the Ottoman beylik ⓘ conflicts with the Serbian Empire under Stefan Dušan ⓘ |
| hasCurrency |
basilikon
ⓘ
hyperpyron ⓘ |
| hasDynasty | Palaiologos dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicCondition |
heavy dependence on Italian maritime republics
ⓘ
reduced tax revenues ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Black Death in the Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 NERFINISHED ⓘ abdication of John VI Kantakouzenos in 1354 ⓘ entry of John VI Kantakouzenos into Constantinople in 1347 ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | Byzantine monarchy ⓘ |
| hasInternalIssue |
aristocratic factionalism
ⓘ
civil war ⓘ demographic decline due to plague ⓘ economic crisis ⓘ |
| hasMarriageAlliance | marriage of his daughter Theodora Kantakouzene to Orhan of the Ottomans ⓘ |
| hasNeighbor |
Bulgarian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman beylik NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Medieval Greek ⓘ |
| hasOpponent |
Serbian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regency for John V Palaiologos ⓘ |
| hasPolicy |
granting of territories in Thrace to the Ottomans
ⓘ
increased reliance on Ottoman mercenaries ⓘ |
| hasRegent | John VI Kantakouzenos for John V Palaiologos ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuler | John VI Kantakouzenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialLoss |
Epirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of the Morea ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | John VI Kantakouzenos as basileus and autokrator of the Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1347 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-14th century ⓘ |
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