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A small city state that controlled the Hellespont (modern Dardanelles). If you're trying to transport things by water, say, along the Black Sea, things will en
by Kamq 3y ago
A small city state that controlled the Hellespont (modern Dardanelles).
If you're trying to transport things by water, say, along the Black Sea, things will end up in Constantinople.
That isn't to say the Ottomans completely shut down trade, but they did charge significantly more.
- ffgjgf1 3y agoI agree, just saying that it wasn’t the cornerstone of Mediterranean trade networks at the point anymore? Also weren’t the main ‘goods’ exported from the area north to the black sea mainly slaves and grain? IIRC The demand for slaves in the Ottoman empire only increased in the 1500s.