Manuel II Palaiologos

"Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached. God is not pleased by blood – and not acting reasonably is contrary to God's nature. Faith is born of the soul, not the body. Whoever would lead someone to faith needs the ability to speak well and to reason properly, without violence and threats... To convince a reasonable soul, one does not need a strong arm, or weapons of any kind, or any other means of threatening a person with death." ~ Manuel II Palaiologos

Manual II Paliologas was eastern roman emperer from 1391-1425

Early Life
Manual II was Born in 1350, During the Kantakozonos Regime. in 1371, John V Paid Homege to the ottomans. In 1390 Manual Was Kidnaped by Ottoman Sulton Bayuzed. He then had to take the Eastern Roman Empires Last Terotory in Asia (Philidilphia) For the ottomans. He was almost murderd by the ottoman sulton Bayizd. but his father john V paliologas saved him by destroying the new defenceses he just biult.but john V suferd from this humiltian and died son after. This made manual the emperer. He was relesed. but his tribute was raised.

Ottoman Agression
By now the eastern Roman Empire was just Cosntantinople, Thessaloniki, And The southern Peloponese and a vassel to the ottoman Beylik. Bayuzed invaded constantinope, But the city stayed firm. Manual Went To the French Kingdom, The Holy German empire Duchy of Millan, Venitan Republic, Kingdom of aragon, The Papal statesAnd most impresivley, The Kingdom of England ( he spent Christmans With Henery IV of england) and the kingdom of denmark. Just as the fall of the city was about to come, The Ottomans were attacked by the Timorid Empire. The Ottomans lost and Bayuzid was Captured and later died. This allawd the eastern romans to become fully indipindent once more, and the begining of a warm realtian betwen the Eastern Romans and the ottomans.

Death
He Made His favrite Son John VIII his co emperer. John VIII was nothing like his wise father and soon ruinnd the allince with the ottomans. John VII then Gave the Venitans Thessaloniki for free, Saying they could protect it beter. The second city of the empire was gone Tramatized and Infuriated. Manuel II went into a monastary and retired he died in 1425 still the emperer

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Evaloatian
If John VIII was never born or died early. and Constantine XI came right after him. It is posible that the empire may have lived on another 100 years. He was among the Best of the last emperers. He may have known that the end was coming soon. so he wanted to make the last years as safe and happy as posible

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