Before the Ottomans captured Constantinople,some of their number had worked as mercenaries for the eastern Roman Empire.

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The early success of the Ottomans attracted the attention of the Byzantine emperor who hired a contingent of Ottomans as mercenaries.However,after a time,the emperor could no longer control their movements,and so the Ottoman mercenaries struck out on their own and began to extend Ottoman control westward.

Before the Ottomans Captured Constantinople,some of Their Number Had Worked