The Seljuk Sultan of Konya was defeated by the Mongols in 1243 and the sultanate went into a rapid decline. But the Greeks in western Asia Minor were largely unaffected. The main question is why didn't the
Greeks take advantage of the weakness of the Turks and try to win back more territory? Was this feasible at that period? Or would they have tried later, had they not re-taken Constantinople in 1261?
Greeks take advantage of the weakness of the Turks and try to win back more territory? Was this feasible at that period? Or would they have tried later, had they not re-taken Constantinople in 1261?