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Attested, 3. by the Arabs - - - 33
■ , 4. by the Greeks - - - 34
■ —, 5. by the Turks - - - 35
Probable conclusion - - - ib.
1403 Death of Bajazet 36
Term of the conquests of Timour * - ib.
1404, 1405 His triumph at Samarcand - - 39
1405 His death on the road to China - - 41
Character and merits of Timour - - 42
1403-1421 Civil wars of the sons of Bajazet - - 46
1. Mustapha - - - - 47
2. Isa ----- 48
1403-1410 3. Soliman - - - - ib.
1410 4. Mousa 49
1413-1421 5. Mahomet I. - - - ib.
1421-1451 Reign of Amurath II. - - - 61
1421 Re-union of the Ottoman empire - - ib.
1402-1425 State of the Greek empire - - 62
1422 Siege of Constantinople by Amurath II . - 65
1426-1448 The emperor John Palarologus I. - 66
Hereditary succession and merit of the Ottomans 67
Education and discipline of the Turks - 68
Invention and use of gunpowder - - 61
CHAP. LXVI.
Application of the Eastern emperors to the popes.—Visits to the West ,of John the First, Manuel, and John the Second, Palteologus .—Union of the Greek and Latin churches, promoted by the council ofBasil , and concluded at Ferrara and Florence.—State of literatureat Constantinople.—Its revival in Italy by the Greek fugitives.—Curiosity and emulation of the Latins.
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1339 Embassy of the younger Andronicus to pope Be-nedict XII. 64
The arguments for a crusade and union - 65
1348 Negotiation of Cantacuzene with Clement VI. - 68
1355 Treaty of John Palaeologus I. with Innocent VI. 71
1369 Visit of John Palaeologus to Urban V. at Rome - 73
1370 His return to Constantinople - - 76
Visit of the emperor Manuel - . ib.
1400 To the court of Prance 77
Of England .... 73
1402 His return to Greece - - - 79
Greek knowledge and descriptions - - 80