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SUMMARY
Venetian presence in Constantinople is attested for more than thousand years - from the early 9th to the 18th century. Despite the imperial power's change of hands – from the Byzantine state to the Ottoman one, the Venetian quarter in Constantinople was the hub for trade between the East and the West, developed mainly by Venetian merchants. The Venetian bailo (bailiff) was the representative of the Republic, who protected the interests of its citizens and became the first ever permanent ambassador in history. |
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