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vain_a 713._o he_o endamage_v the_o christian_n 721_o 722._o and_o die_v 723._o bassa_n of_o aleppo_n a_o rebel_n come_v to_o scutari_n 1439_o overthrow_v the_o grand_a seignior_n army_n 1440_o 1442._o submit_v and_o be_v behead_v 1443._o belgrade_n besiege_v in_o vain_a by_o mahomet_n ii_o 325._o take_v by_o solyman_n 527._o b_o thlem_n gabor_n prince_n of_o transilvania_n assist_v the_o bohemian_n against_o the_o emperor_n 1416._o win_v presburg_n 1417._o be_v proclaim_v king_n of_o hungary_n 1419._o bohemud_n make_v prince_n of_o antioch_n 15._o botscay_n a_o rebel_n style_v himself_o prince_n of_o ãâã_d and_o overthrow_v belgiosa_n 1262._o take_v cassovia_n 1263._o receive_v 130000_o florin_n from_o the_o hussar_n 1267._o 6000_o revolt_n to_o he_o 1270._o and_o win_v vacia_n 1271._o propound_v article_n of_o peace_n to_o the_o emperor_n 1283_o 1289._o and_o peace_n be_v conclude_v 1290._o he_o win_v tokay_n 1291._o and_o die_v at_o cassovia_n 1299._o buda_n in_o hungary_n be_v 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105._o win_v by_o the_o turk_n 315._o be_v fill_v with_o grasshopper_n 1336_o 1345._o constantine_n vayvod_n of_o moldavia_n be_v expel_v 1344._o corcutus_n crown_v emperor_n of_o turk_n resign_v it_o to_o his_o father_n bajazet_n 404._o ãâã_d send_v by_o ãâã_d against_o the_o arabian_n revolt_n ãâã_d ãâã_d against_o axan_n 8._o subdue_v part_n of_o greece_n 9_o d._n damiata_n take_v by_o the_o christian_n 80._o again_o yield_v to_o the_o turk_n 83._o regain_v by_o the_o christian_n 91._o diogenes_n proclaim_v emperor_n of_o greece_n win_v hierapolis_n put_v the_o turk_n to_o flight_n 6._o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o turk_n 7._o be_v set_v at_o liberty_n by_o axan_n and_o have_v his_o eye_n put_v out_o whereof_o he_o die_v 8._o dyrrachium_fw-la win_v by_o bajazet_n ii_o 429._o e._n eudocia_n empress_n of_o constantinople_n marry_v diogenes_n 6._o edessa_n take_v by_o the_o turk_n 24._o ãâã_d make_v emperor_n of_o greece_n 23._o be_v discomfit_v by_o the_o turk_n 31._o conclude_v a_o peace_n with_o their_o sultan_n 34._o and_o die_v ibid._n edward_n son_n
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