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[–] Danquebec 2 points 1 month ago

'Continuity' is a very vague and subjective concept.

I agree.

I mean, they used the title of Kayser-i-Rum to justify a claim to Italy and Western Europe as a whole, and went in big on Classical antiquity as legitimization for their dynasty for the first ~100 years after Istanbul was taken.

Interesting, I didn't know.

Thank you for your perspective and the context.