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Empire of Nicaea
Αυτοκρατορία της Νίκαιας
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The Latin Empire, Empire of Nicaea, Empire of Trebizond, and the Despotate of Epirus. The borders are very uncertain.
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| Capital | Nicaea | ||||||||
| Common languages | Greek | ||||||||
| Religion | Eastern Orthodox Church | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1204 – 1222
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Theodore I Lascaris | ||||||||
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• 1222 – 1254
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John III Ducas Vatatzes | ||||||||
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• 1254 – 1258
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Theodore II Lascaris | ||||||||
| Historical era | High Medieval | ||||||||
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• Established
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1204 | ||||||||
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• Disestablished
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July 1261 | ||||||||
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The Empire of Nicaea (Greek: Βασίλειον τῆς Νίκαιας) was the largest of the Byzantine Greek states founded by the nobility of the Byzantine Empire after Constantinople was conquered during the Fourth Crusade. It lasted from 1204 to 1261.
It ended in 1261, when Constantinople was recaptured.
Images for kids
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Nicaea city wall, Lefke gate; Iznik, Turkey
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Coin issued by Michael VIII Palaeologus to celebrate the liberation of Constantinople from the Latin army, and the restoration of the Byzantine Empire.
See also
In Spanish: Imperio de Nicea para niños
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