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Morea revolt of 1453–1454
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The Morea revolt of 1453–1454 was a failed peasant rebellion carried out against the rule of the brothers Thomas and Demetrios Palaiologos, rulers of the Byzantine Despotate of the Morea in the Peloponnese peninsula.
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Morea revolt of 1453–1454 | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman Wars in Europe | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Albanian rebels Greek rebels |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Peter Bua John Asen Zaccaria Manuel Kantakouzenos |
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Strength | |||||||
30,000 Albanians Considerable number of Greeks | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown | unknown |
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