III. Manuil (Trabzon imparatoru): Revizyonlar arasındaki fark

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Manuel III became emperor in 1390. In 1391 and 1396, he confirmed the privileges of the [[Republic of Venice|Venetians]], though his relations with the [[Republic of Genoa|Genoese]] were more strained, and he came into conflict with them in 1416. Manuel came under the overlordship of the [[Central Asia]]n conqueror [[Timur|Tamerlane]] by 1402, while the [[Ottoman Turks]] were encroaching on his western frontier. Tamerlane demanded that Manuel and his army join him in the coming war with the [[Ottoman Turks]], but somehow the Emperor avoided this demand, although he did contribute twenty galleys to Tamerlane's general effort. The [[Battle of Ankara]] in 1402 and defeat of Sultan [[Bayezid I]] was a considerable benefit to Empire of Trebizond, since the expanding Ottomans were a serious threat to it.