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Early Modern era · 1453

Fall of Constantinople

Ottoman sultan Mehmed II captures Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire. The city becomes the Ottoman capital.

The Theodosian Walls, Istanbul
The Theodosian Walls, Istanbul · Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1453
Where
Istanbul
Era
Early Modern

Topics

Ottoman Empire1299 – 1922Turkey1,258 BCE – todayByzantine Empire752 BCE – 1453

Before and after

Siege of Krujë1450Battle of Castillon1453Show on timeline

Sources: Fall of Constantinople, فتح القسطنطينية

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