The European town that a Byzantine claimant to the throne foolishly offered to the Ottoman Sultan in exchange for military support in a dynastic dispute. Brownworth describes this as suicidally short-term thinking that gave the Turks their crucial European foothold.
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Episode 16 (1 mention)
The European town that a Byzantine claimant to the throne foolishly offered to the Ottoman Sultan in exchange for military support in a dynastic dispute. Brownworth describes this as suicidally short-term thinking that gave the Turks their crucial European foothold.
“town of Gallipoli in exchange for their support.”
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