Event Military Campaigns of the Nicaean Empire

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Were the military campaigns of the Nicaean Empire, the largest of the rump states that succeeded the Byzantine Empire after the Fourth Crusade, aimed to reconquer the territories of the Byzantine Empire. The Nicaean Empire was succesful in the reconquest of Constantinople and refounded the Byzantine Empire, but the former territorial extent of the Empire was never achieved.

Chronology

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1. The Empire of Nicaea annects Bitinia

The Empire of Nicaea annects Bitinia.

  • January 1211: The Empire of Nicaea annexes Bythinia.

2. The Empire of Nicaea conquers Ikaria

Nicaean conquest of Ikaria.

  • January 1223: Nicaean conquest of Ikaria.

3. The Empire of Nicaea conquers Kios

Nicaean conquest of Kios.

  • January 1223: Nicaean conquest of Kios.

4. The Empire of Nicaea conquers Lesbos

Nicaean conquest of Lesbos.

  • January 1223: Nicaean conquest of Lesbos.

5. The Empire of Nicaea conquers Samos

Nicaean conquest of Samos.

  • January 1223: Nicaean conquest of Samos.

6. The Empire of Nicaea conquers the southern coasts of the Marmara Sea

Nicaean counquest of the southern coasts of the Marmara Sea.

  • January 1223: Nicaean conquest of the southern coasts of the Marmara Sea.