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What if Manuel Komnenos focuses maninly on the east during his reign? As i understand, Manuel generally saw oppurtunities everywhere and sent resources there, diplomatic, army etc, even though it would have been better if he focused on the east. So there was a war in Italy, wars with Hungary, an attempted invasion of Egypt etc. Lets assume that Manuel generally decides to focus on Anatolia, Armenia and the Levant, what can he achieve with the resources that his father and grandfather left behind? Can he drive the Turks and Nomads from Anatolia? Can he prevent (and the actions of his legacy) the Crusader States from collapsing?
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