>>520341556
Good point. That’s also why the Balkans were so weak. In a region already sparsely populated, the Black Death made it even harder to form a large, unified country like in Western Europe. In fact, the plague further weakened their power, making it easier for the Ottomans to conquer.

The Ottoman Empire was only comparable to a single Western European country if it controlled that vast expanse of land. In fact, without even going as far as Western Europe, Poland in Eastern Europe alone defeated the Ottomans. That’s the reality.

It’s like someone who looks big and muscular, but their actual strength is about the same as an average adult male