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Caterino Zeno died before June 1478, probably of the plague. He was buried in the church of the
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Caterino Zeno reached the Uzun's court in April 1472 and stayed for a year and a half. He became a personal friend of Uzun Hassan and also had friendly relations with
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in 1473. Caterino Zeno laid the foundations of a solid alliance which survived even when he returned to Europe with Uzun Hassan's reply ( his place in Aq
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