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Re:A new history of Byzantium reveals the inner workings of ... by Keysh on Monday March 14, 2022 @06:15AM (#30670550)
The Ottomans did not get a monopoly on eastern routes until they conquered Mameluke Egypt in the early 1500s. Western European (particularly Portuguese) attempts to go "the other direction" started in the 1400s.
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