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The Ottomans guarded the Black Sea as a great prize and, after their conquest of Constantinople, gradually restricted access by outside ships. For the first time all the sea's coasts were brought into a single commercial and political network. Trade, especially in slaves, enriched the empire. In time, however, the rise of the Cossacks and, later, Russia turned the sea and its northern coast into a source of insecurity.
Keywords: Constantinople; Cossacks; Ottoman empire; Russia; ships; slavery; trade
Chapter. 12229 words.
Subjects: International Relations
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