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OTL, the century started with the Fourth Crusade, leading to an interregnum that lasted until 1261; by then... well, the empire was overrun by Ottomans in the 14th Century, and they weren't in the best position to do anything about it, much less reemerge as the power they were during the Komnenian heyday.

So my question -- what can plausibly happen differently, after 1195, for the 13th Century to be considerably less bad for the ERE?
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