Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357

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The Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 was a late Byzantine dynastic conflict that further weakened the empire politically and militarily, paving the way for increased Ottoman influence in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war ⓘ
dynastic conflict ⓘ
conflictIn Aegean Sea ⓘ
Macedonia ⓘ
Thrace ⓘ
conflictInvolves Aydinid emirate ⓘ
linked to: Emirate of Aydin

Genoa ⓘ
John V Palaiologos ⓘ
John VI Kantakouzenos ⓘ
Matthew Kantakouzenos ⓘ
Orhan ⓘ
Stefan Dušan ⓘ
Venice ⓘ
conflictType Byzantine civil war ⓘ
endTime 1357 ⓘ
followedBy continued Ottoman expansion into Europe ⓘ
hasCause dynastic dispute over the Byzantine throne ⓘ
rivalry between John V Palaiologos and John VI Kantakouzenos ⓘ
hasEffect further fragmentation of Byzantine authority ⓘ
increased Ottoman influence in the Balkans ⓘ
military weakening of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
political weakening of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
hasMainBelligerent Emirate of Aydin ⓘ
Genoese Republic ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Genoa

John V Palaiologos ⓘ
John VI Kantakouzenos ⓘ
Matthew Kantakouzenos ⓘ
Ottoman Beylik ⓘ
Republic of Venice ⓘ
Serbian Empire ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to internal instability of the Palaiologan dynasty ⓘ
paved the way for permanent Ottoman presence in Europe ⓘ
locatedIn Byzantine Empire ⓘ
partOf decline of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
late Byzantine period ⓘ
precededBy Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 ⓘ
relatedTo Ottoman conquest of Gallipoli ⓘ
Serbian expansion under Stefan Dušan ⓘ
rise of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
result abdication and retirement of John VI Kantakouzenos ⓘ
territorial concessions and privileges to the Ottomans ⓘ
victory of John V Palaiologos over the Kantakouzenos faction ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Demotika ⓘ
naval clashes between Venice and Genoa ⓘ
startTime 1352 ⓘ
timePeriod 14th century ⓘ

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John V Palaiologos → conflict → Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 ⓘ
Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 → conflictType → Byzantine civil war ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357