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Venice, having gained control of Cyprus in …
Years: 1498 - 1498
Venice, having gained control of Cyprus in 1489, has built a major naval base in Famagusta, which it refuses to allow Bayezid to use against the Mamluks, instead using it as a base for pirate raids against Ottoman shipping and shores, thus pointing up the island's strategic importance to the sultan.
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Years: 1498 - 1498
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