In 20 July 1402 the Ottomans suffered a crushing defeat by Tamerlane's Mongols in the battle of Ankara and Sultan Beyazid I was captured and died shortly after... The Ottoman Empire was weakened significantly and a civil war erupted among Beyazid's sons...
Is it possible that Eastern Roman Emperor Manuel II had taken the chance and strike back at a weakened Ottoman Empire (with the help of Western powers of course)? A crusade had already failed in 1396 but Manuel who was on a tour to European courts could lure the Kings to help him? Or it is ASB?
Is it possible that Eastern Roman Emperor Manuel II had taken the chance and strike back at a weakened Ottoman Empire (with the help of Western powers of course)? A crusade had already failed in 1396 but Manuel who was on a tour to European courts could lure the Kings to help him? Or it is ASB?