Genoese Black Sea Trade Expansion after the Battle of Ankara (1405)

Name: Genoese Black Sea Trade Expansion after the Battle of Ankara (1405)
Start: 1405
End: 1410

Type Event Region Black Sea Time 1405–1410

Around 1405, the Battle of Ankara and the Ottoman Interregnum temporarily weakened Ottoman control of the straits and the northern Black Sea coast;…

Timeline

1403–1405Bosphorus Strait · Marmara regionAfter the defeat at Ankara, Ottoman control over the straits and the Anatolian coast declined; Genoese merchant ships faced less resistance passing through Galata and the straits, giving Black Sea trade routes a short period of relaxed conditions.
1405–1410Caffa · CrimeaGenoa strengthened warehouse and tariff management at the port of Caffa; grain, furs, slaves, and luxury goods were transshipped via Black Sea–Mediterranean routes to Italian ports, while Galata bankers and merchants simultaneously expanded credit and procurement networks into the Anatolian interior.