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For simone time we have seen many Byzantine TLs but none about Trebizond. In this TL Empresss Anna manages to keep the throne and doesn't get deposed which leads to no John II who was a weak and corrupt Monarch, who was inept and the following
rulers Made Trebizond lose it's power, but first let's put a backstory about the time period In the 14th century Trebizond managed to survive the Timuris invasion and because Baghdad was sacked Trebizond grew very wealthy as the silk road passed through it and it was given protection by the mongols, but due to all the civil wars
and misuse of Allainces by David in 1461 the empire came to annend by Mehmet and the Ottomans.



My goals are as follows
Trebizond survives to modern day

Georgia keeps it's empire
Ottomans fail to expand into Persia

Ottomans unsuccesful against Trebizond,

Trebizond by 19th century as a main regional power in Anatolia.





Here is the TL


In 1341

Anna Megal Kommenos was crowned Empress of Trebizond at the urging of many influential people.


However things would take a turn for the worse, In may Michael arrived in
three galleys that came from Constantinople and was backed by Niketas and the Scholorai faction who backed Eirien.

Annas first thoughts were to slaughther his men but then she thought for a minute, If he was poisoned then no one would no he's dead, and I can force him to write his signature on a blank piece of paper and then she would poison him, Michael landed at Trebizond where he received a warm welcome, then his men rested and he was invited to a feast with the empress and her courtiers promised tommorow he would be emperor. Agreeing Michael visited the palace. Here Anna greeted him and he was offered excellent wine which was poisoned. An hour later the doctor informed Michael he had been poisoned. With

michaela death a fake note was forged in his handwriting which stated that his army should work for Anna.
In May 1342
Anna realized she needed allies against the growing power of the Ottomans,

She quickly implemented reforms and created a unique army, It was composed 10 percent of Western Heavy Calvary, Turkish Calvary archers made up 20 percent Trebizond archers made up 20 percent Then 30 percent of the army was made of Legions and 20 percent was made of Spearmen. Anna sent envoys to Timur, Tamerlane had gone on a conquest across the east and was
leading a powerful horde known as te Timurids. Anna knew Timir wanted to invade the Ottoman empire, so she sent him an envoy which promised him finding and military acces for his army if he Invaded Ottoman lands and he would receive all of ottoman controled Anatolia and Greece. Also a military allaince was asked. Tamerlane accepted on the condition that he must take all of Anarolia besides the area around the black sea and was given a very large amount of gold. Reluctantly Anna was ordered by the powerful nobles
Trebizond to accept and finnaly she cave in, On June the news shocked the
world Tamerlanecemented the allaince with Trebizond and Timur invaded Anatolia while Anna ordered an Army of 30000 to conquer the rest of the lands surrounding the Black sea...........
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