Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357
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The Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 was an armed conflict resulting from and following the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347. The war pitted Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos against John VI Kantakouzenos and his eldest son Matthew Kantakouzenos. John V emerged victorious as the sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire, but the destruction brought about by the civil war left the Byzantine state in ruins.
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Part of the Byzantine civil wars, the Byzantine–Serbian wars and the Byzantine–Turkish wars | |||||||||
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John V Palaiologos Allies: Serbian Empire Second Bulgarian Empire Republic of Venice Republic of Genoa |
John VI Kantakouzenos Matthew Kantakouzenos (POW) Allies: Ottoman Empire |
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