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Empire of Trebizond

1204 – 1461 CE · about 257 years

The Empire of Trebizond was a Byzantine successor state on the Black Sea coast founded around the time of the Fourth Crusade. It outlived Constantinople by eight years before falling to the Ottomans in 1461.

Key facts

Dates1204 – 1461 CE
RegionAnatolia & Caucasus
ContinentAsia
CapitalTrebizond
FounderAlexios I of Trebizond
Religion(s)Eastern Orthodox Christianity

Before & after

Preceded by

Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire)

Followed by

Ottoman Empire

Sources

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.