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The Byzantine Empire had been growing steadily smaller and weaker for centuries, but it was finally defeated altogether by the Ottoman Turks in 1453.

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A very brief and simplified answer is that the Byzantine Empire was conquered by the Seljuk Turks, who themselves were replaced by the Ottoman Turks.

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Ottoman Turks in 1453

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