ON THE TRAPEZUND PERIOD IN THE HISTORY OF LATE BYZANTINE CRIMEA. A CONTINUATION OF DISCUSSION
Journal: Vestnik Volgogradskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Serija 4 Istorija Regionovedenie Mezhdunarodnye otnoshenija
Year: 2025

Introduction. This article focuses on a short period in the 13th century when part of Crimea was part of the Empire of Trebizond. In historiography, virtually all the main questions regarding its history remain controversial. Methods. The study is comprehensive. It analyzes data from written, archaeological, numismatic, and sphragistic sources relevant to the topic of the work. Analysis. The Trebizond period in Crimean history dates from 1204 to 1265. The peninsula’s mountainous and coastal regi