text_original: The Emperor ruled over four principal races in the Balkan Peninsula, Albanians, Slavs, Greeks, and Wallachs, to which were added Catalans left behind by the Grand Company, and a large number of Venetians and Genoese, who were engaged in trade rivalries in the Levant and the Black Sea.
text_transcription: THE EMPEROR RULED OVER FOUR PRINCIPAL RACES IN THE BALKAN PENINSULA ALBANIANS SLAVS GREEKS AND VALOCS TO WHICH WERE ADDED CATALANS LEFT BEHIND BY THE GRAND COMPANY AND A LARGE NUMBER OF VENETIANS AND GENOESE WHO WERE ENGAGED IN TRADE RIVALRIES IN THE LEVANT AND THE BLACK SEA
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɛmpɚɹɚ ɹˈuːld ˌoʊvɚ fˈɔːɹ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ɹˈeɪsᵻz ɪnðə bˈɔːlkən pənˈɪnsjʊlə, ælbˈeɪniənz, slˈævz, ɡɹˈiːks, ænd wˈɔlætʃz, tə wˌɪtʃ wɜːɹ ˈædᵻd kˈæɾɐlˌænz lˈɛft bᵻhˌaɪnd baɪ ðə ɡɹˈænd kˈʌmpəni, ænd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv vɛnˈiːʃənz ænd dʒˈɛnoʊs, hˌuː wɜːɹ ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd ɪn tɹˈeɪd ɹˈaɪvəlɹiz ɪnðə ləvˈænt ænd ðə blˈæk sˈiː.