Conquest of Constantinople in 1453

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affects Greek scholars fled to Western Europe
spread of Greek manuscripts in Europe
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Fall_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Constantine_XI_Palaiologos
gptkb:Mehmed_II
gptkbp:date 1453
gptkbp:followedBy Ottoman expansion into Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Conquest of Constantinople in 1453
gptkbp:legacy Istanbul became capital of Ottoman Empire
gptkbp:location gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Byzantine–Ottoman_wars
gptkbp:resultedIn rise of Ottoman Empire
end of Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:siege 6 April 1453 – 29 May 1453
gptkbp:significance marked end of Middle Ages
beginning of Renaissance period
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:brick
large cannons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sultan_Muhammad_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7