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Crumbling Political Institutions And The Fall Of Constantinople

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Crumbling political institutions and the erosion of decade old systems can be interpreted as a result of the Fall of Constantinople however the Byzantine systems prior to the invasion were already in a state of disarray. The entirety of the country feared Ottoman expansion and yet despite all their attempts the country had been abandoned by the West all pushing excuses of ongoing wars or events that prohibited them from sending aide or joining in wars directly. The political situation was worsened when Constantine XI interpreted Ottoman weakness and supported uprises of emirates within the Ottoman Empire being that of Aydin, Germiyan and Mentshe. These actions greatly angered the Ottoman Sultan as it had done damage which could cause “the
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