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Venetian Control of Dalmatia

Type Event Region Europe Time 1161–1170

In the 1160s, Venice gradually tightened political and economic control over Dalmatian coastal cities via its Byzantine alliance and Adriatic trade a…

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  1. 1161–1165Adriatic Sea · Adriatic SeaRelying on its military and commercial alliance with Byzantium, Venice expanded fleet operations along the eastern Adriatic coast, exerting stronger trade and political influence over Dalmatian ports.
  2. 1163–1168Zadar · DalmatiaZadar, an important Dalmatian port, repeatedly weighed Hungarian royal authority, Byzantine suzerainty, and Venetian economic interests, gradually accepting Venetian commercial regulation and diplomatic protection.
  3. 1166–1170Split and the southern Dalmatian coast · DalmatiaVenetian merchants obtained preferential tariffs and berthing rights in Dalmatian ports such as Split; the Republic used economic leverage to bring coastal cities into the core of its maritime trade network.

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