As a relatively minor kingdom, it received little financial or military support from Europe; despite numerous small expeditions, Europeans generally proved unwilling to undertake an expensive journey to the east for an apparently losing cause.
作为一个相对较小的王国，来自于欧洲的财政和军事上的支持却很少；尽管小型探险为数众多，欧洲人通常不愿意为一个显得日趋没落的理由来一场去东方的昂贵旅行。