1353—The Osmanlis, who had been helping Cantacuzenos against Palaeologos, capture Gallipoli, and invade Thrace.
1354—Cantacuzenos, having vainly appealed to the Pope, Venice, Bulgaria, and Serbia to aid him against the Osmanlis, is deposed by popular revolution in Constantinople, and becomes a monk.
John Palaeologos recalled from exile.
1355—Dushan dies on his way to attack Constantinople.
1354-8—Palaeologos succeeds finally in subduing Cantacuzenos’ son Matthew.
1358—While Osmanlis are advancing in Thrace, John V, at command of Orkhan, is besieging Phocaea.
1361—Adrianople and Philippopolis captured by the Osmanlis.
1363—John V signs treaty of vassalage to Murad.
1366—John V journeys to Buda to enlist aid of Louis of Hungary, and on return journey is made prisoner by Sisman in Bulgaria.
1373—John V, seeing that his visit to Rome and his appeals to western princes are of no avail, recognizes Murad as his suzerain, promises to do military service in Murad’s army, and gives his son Manuel as hostage.