Paphlagonia (theme)
| Theme of Paphlagonia Παφλαγονία, θέμα Παφλαγονίας | ||
|---|---|---|
Seljuks | c. 1078 | |
• Byzantine recovery | 1130s | |
• Fall to the Turks . | c. 1380 | |
| Today part of | Turkey | |
The Theme of Paphlagonia (
theme) of the Byzantine Empire in the namesake region along the northern coast of Anatolia, in modern Turkey
.
History
The theme of Paphlagonia and its governing
After the
Seljuk Turks; the campaigns of John II Komnenos in the 1130s managed to recover firm control of the coast. The interior became disputed territory, John II took Kastamon and Gangra but the latter soon returned to Turkish hands. After the Fourth Crusade, Paphlagonia came under the control of David Komnenos, but in 1214 the Nicaean emperor Theodore I Laskaris seized the western parts up to Amastris. These remained in Byzantine hands until the late 14th century, when they were taken over by the Turks or the Genoese.[3]
References
- ^ a b McGeer, Nesbitt & Oikonomides 2001, p. 25.
- ^ Oikonomides 1972, p. 349.
- ^ a b c d ODB, "Paphlagonia" (C. Foss), p. 1579.
- ^ a b Pertusi 1952, p. 136.
- ^ Pertusi 1952, p. 137.
- ^ Treadgold 1995, pp. 31, 69.
- ^ Treadgold 1995, pp. 67–69.
Sources
- ISBN 0-19-504652-8.
- McGeer, Eric; Nesbitt, John; ISBN 0-88402-282-X.
- Oikonomides, Nicolas (1972). Les listes de préséance byzantines des IXe et Xe siècles(in French). Paris: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
- Pertusi, A. (1952). Constantino Porfirogenito: De Thematibus (in Italian). Rome: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.
- Treadgold, Warren T. (1995). Byzantium and Its Army, 284–1081. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-3163-2.
