Nike Kingdom (1204- 1261) – Created in Asia Minor after the crash of Constantinople under the rule of the Crusaders (1204). He founded Theodore and Laskaris (1204- 1222). The headquarters of the Constantinople Patriarchate was transferred to Nicea. The new state retained Byzantine institutions and became a legitimate successor to the Byzantine Empire. The biggest rise was reached at the time of the reign of John ⅲ Vatac (1222-1254). He expanded the borders of the state, liquidated the Thessaloniki Kingdom (1246), conquered Macedonia and parts of Albania (1252). Nikea ruler Mikhail ⅷ Paleologist renewed the Byzantine Empire (1261).
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