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← HistoryWhich outcome resulted from the Byzantine Empire's strategic alliances forged through imperial marriages?
A)Reduced incidence of large-scale invasions✓
B)Increased reliance on mercenary armies
C)Decreased long-distance maritime commerce
D)Greater internal religious fragmentation
💡 Explanation
Marriages with foreign powers created kinship, thereby instituting systems of diplomatic reciprocity because political interests became intertwined, resulting in treaties, and reducing external aggression rather than military build-up or isolationism from maritime trade.
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