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Deposing the Byzantines in the process, the Crusaders of the 4th Crusade were able to establish the short lived Latin Empire in Constantinople.

Unfortunately, the major power bases of Anatolia and Thrace didn't really recognize them as legitimate and plotted to restore the Byzantines, which did some years later.

But what if the new rulers were able to hold on to power successfully? At least until the Turks were becoming a serious threat.

How could they do this?
What effect would this have on the Middle East and Europe?
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