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<p><b>Maona of Chios and Phocaea</b> (; 1346-1566) was a <a href="page.php?w=maona">maona</a> formed to exact taxes for the <a href="page.php?w=Republic_of_Genoa">Republic of Genoa</a> from the island of <a href="page.php?w=Chios">Chios</a> and port of <a href="page.php?w=Phocaea">Phocaea</a>. Genoa sold the rights to their taxes to the maona, which raised funds from its investors to buy <a href="page.php?w=galley">galley</a>s and eventually re-conquer Chios and Phocaea.</p>

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<p>The Genoese authorities of <a href="page.php?w=Chios">Chios</a></p><p>
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