1204 sack of Constantinople

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:cause massacre of civilians
massive loss of art and relics
gptkbp:causedDestruction gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:causedLootingOf gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:date April 1204
gptkbp:followedBy establishment of Latin states in former Byzantine territory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1204 sack of Constantinople
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Baldwin_of_Flanders
gptkb:Enrico_Dandolo
gptkb:Boniface_of_Montferrat
gptkbp:location gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:notableFor plundering of Hagia Sophia
removal of the Horses of Saint Mark
end of Byzantine control of Constantinople (until 1261)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Fourth_Crusade
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Crusaders
gptkb:Venetians
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(1203)
gptkbp:resultedIn establishment of the Latin Empire
fall of the Byzantine Empire (temporarily)
gptkbp:significance major turning point in Byzantine history
deepened schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Enrico_Dandolo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6