Genoese Gazaria

Genoese Gazaria was a colony in Russia and the Steppe (Europe) that lasted from c. 1266 to 1475 CE, about 209 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Genoa's trading colonies on the Crimean coast, led by Caffa, shipped grain, slaves and silk. Plague reached Europe from the Mongol siege of Caffa in 1346. The Ottomans took them in 1475.

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Facts

Dates

c. 1266 to 1475 CE

Duration

209 years

Type

Colony

Region

Russia and the Steppe, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Caffa

Events in Europe during its time

• 1347 Black Death reaches Europe
• 1450 Gutenberg's printing press
• 1453 Fall of Constantinople

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Republic of Genoa c. 1005 to 1797 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE, North and West Africa
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia
• Ayutthaya Kingdom 1351 to 1767 CE, Southeast Asia

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