The First Ottoman–Venetian War was fought between the Republic of Venice with its allies and the Ottoman Empire from 1463 to 1479. Fought shortly after the capture of Constantinople and the remnants o
The noted condottiere Sigismondo Malatesta, Lord of Rimini. His tenure in command of the land forces in the Morea (July 1464 to January 1466) failed to reverse the Republic's fortunes.
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The Karamanids, also known as the Emirate of Karaman and Beylik of Karaman, was a Turkish Anatolian beylik of Salur tribe origin, descended from Oghuz Turks, centered in south-central Anatolia around
Ottoman–Venetian War (1463–1479)
…restored Byzantine Empire under the surviving members of the Palaiologos family. Negotiations were also begun with other rivals of the Ottomans, such as Karamanids, Uzun Hassan, and the Crimean Khanate. The new alliance launched a two-pronged offensive against the Ottomans: a Venetian army, under the Captain General…
Page from the Quran manuscript made for Halil of Karaman. Konya, 1314. Mevlâna Museum
Tiled mihrab niche from the Karamanoglu Ibrahim Bey Imaret, Karaman, now displayed in the Tiled Kiosk of Istanbul
W. & A.K. Johnston. Asia Minor. 1911 A