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Why did merchants in constantinople have advantage over merchants in other cities?
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For merchants from the EAST, it was the Gateway to the European buyers, and for merchants from the West, it was the gateway Asian markets.
Situated where it is, straddling the Hellespont, on both continents, with easy land and sea access from all sides, it became the hub of trade.
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