What was the Byzantine view of the Ottoman Empire?

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What was the Byzantine view of the Ottoman Empire?

The Byzantine view of the Ottoman Empire was generally negative. The Byzantines saw the Ottomans as a threat to their existence and viewed them as barbarians. They resented the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453, which marked the end of the Byzantine Empire.