Which consequence resulted from over-reliance on tributary protection during dynastic decline in the Byzantine Empire?

💡 Explanation

Excessive trust in tributary agreements increased dependence on foreign soldiers for defense, because resource extraction through patronage reduced domestic military readiness: Therefore, reliance increased on increasingly unreliable mercenaries; rather than maintaining strong locally funded forces.

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