Ioannis Reign in Thrace
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Was the territory controlled by John VI Kantakouzenos during the Byzantine Civil War of 1352-1357.
Establishment
January 1353: War broke out in 1352, when John V, supported by Venetian and Turkish troops, launched an attack on Matteo Cantacuzeno.
January 1353: In 1352 , Süleyman Paşa initiated the Turkish penetration into Europe, by conquering a fortress at Tzympe, near Gallipoli, in Thrace.
February 1353: It was the first settlement of the Ottoman Turks in Europe. Juan VI negotiated with Orján his withdrawal.
February 1353: John Cantakouzenos came to his son's aid with 10,000 Ottoman men who retook the Thracian cities, pillaging them in the process.
Chronology
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The war opposed Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos to John VI Kantakouzenos and his eldest son Matthew Kantakouzenos.
Expansion during the rule of Orhan in the Ottoman Beylik.
April 1354: Süleyman Paşa was a prominent Ottoman military leader who captured and restored Gallipoli in 1354. The city had been abandoned by its Greek inhabitants due to an earthquake. This event marked the expansion of the Ottoman Beylik's territory.
Disestablishment
April 1354: Süleyman Paşa was a prominent Ottoman military leader who captured and restored Gallipoli in 1354. The city had been abandoned by its Greek inhabitants due to an earthquake. This event marked the expansion of the Ottoman Beylik's territory.
