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Andronikos II

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The Great Catalan Company > Emperor Andronikos II

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With the raiders of the Turkic Beyliks encroaching ever closer on his capital, the Byzantine Emperor agreed to hire the Catalan Company. The force of Almogavars, estimated at anywhere from 1,000 to 8,000 men by various sources, left Sicily and arrived in Constantinople in 1303 CE.

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The Great Catalan Companywas hired byEmperor Andronikos II

“With the raiders of the Turkic Beyliks encroaching ever closer on his capital, the Byzantine Emperor agreed to hire the Catalan Company. The force of Almogavars, estimated at anywhere from 1,000 to 8,000 men by various sources, left Sicily and arrived in Constantinople in 1303 CE.”

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