Trabzon

Trabzon

Trabzon ranks 427th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Norfolk, Virginia, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Bern. Memorable people born in Trabzon include Suleiman the Magnificent, Gülfem Hatun, and Fatma Sultan. Memorable people who died in Trabzon include Alexios I of Trebizond, Gülbahar Hatun, and Manuel I of Trebizond. Trabzon has been the birth place of many politicians, and companions and the death place of many politicians. Trabzon is located in Türkiye.

Trabzon, historically known as Trebizond, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Persia in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast. The Venetian and Genoese merchants paid visits to Trabzon during the medieval period and sold silk, linen and woolen fabric. Both republics had merchant colonies within the city – Leonkastron and the former "Venetian castle" – that played a role to Trabzon similar to the one Galata played to Constantinople. Trabzon formed the basis of several states in its long history and was the capital city of the Empire of Trebizond between 1204 and 1461. During the early modern period, Trabzon, because of the importance of its port, again became a focal point of trade to Persia and the Caucasus. Read more on Wikipedia