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Group: Delhi, Sultanate of (Lodi, or Afghan, Dynasty)
People: Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein
Topic: Byzantine-Ottoman Turk War of 1302-26

Byzantine-Ottoman Turk War of 1302-26

Years: 1302 - 1326

The East Romans, or Byzantines, war with with the Ottoman Turks from 1302 to 1326.

After a defeat in the Battle of Bapheus, the imperial government hires the Catalan Company.

Following a series of victories against the Turks, the Catalans turn against Constantinople following the murder of their leader.

"The Master said, 'A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.'"

― Confucius, Analects, Book 2, Chapter 11