Rules Of The Byzantine Empires

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Dr. Ng,

Yes, exactly. The Eastern Romans, the Byzantines, set their capitol in Istanbul that they called it Constantinople. The city name was changed when the Ottomans conquered the city, and Fatih Sultan Mehmet, also known Mehmed II, used some of the rules of the Roman Law, and let people practice their religions, too.

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