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Episode 328 – In the Nick of Timur
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Pic: Bayezid held captive by Timur, painting by Stanisław Chlebowski (1878)
Manuel II Palaiologos refuses to play vassal to Sultan Bayezid. So the Ottomans set up a permanent blockade of New Rome. The siege would last for eight years and only a miracle could save the Romans.
Period: 1391-1402
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Manage episode 485831167 series 165860

Pic: Bayezid held captive by Timur, painting by Stanisław Chlebowski (1878)
Manuel II Palaiologos refuses to play vassal to Sultan Bayezid. So the Ottomans set up a permanent blockade of New Rome. The siege would last for eight years and only a miracle could save the Romans.
Period: 1391-1402
Stream: In the Nick of Timur
Download: In the Nick of Timur
RSS Feed: The History of Byzantium
If you want to send in feedback to the podcast:
– Either comment on this post.
– Or on the facebook page.
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