Fall of the Serbian Despotate 1459

Target entity: Fall of the Serbian Despotate 1459
Context triple: [Battle of Kosovo 1389, relatedEvent, Fall of the Serbian Despotate 1459]

• A. Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
  The Fall of Thessalonica (1430) was the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the key Byzantine city of Thessalonica, marking a major step in Ottoman expansion into the Balkans and the decline of Byzantine power.
• B. Ottoman conquest of the Morea
  The Ottoman conquest of the Morea was the mid-15th-century campaign in which the Ottoman Empire subdued and annexed the Peloponnese peninsula, extinguishing the last major Byzantine-held territory in mainland Greece.
• C. Battle of Kosovo 1389
  The Battle of Kosovo 1389 was a pivotal clash between Serbian-led Christian forces and the Ottoman Empire that became a foundational myth in Serbian history and a key moment in the Ottoman expansion into the Balkans.
• D. Siege of Constantinople 1422
  The Siege of Constantinople in 1422 was an unsuccessful Ottoman attempt under Sultan Murad II to capture the Byzantine capital three decades before its eventual fall in 1453.
• E. Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402)
  The Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) was a prolonged Ottoman blockade of the Byzantine capital under Sultan Bayezid I that nearly brought the weakened empire to collapse before being lifted due to Timur’s invasion of Anatolia.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Fall of the Serbian Despotate 1459
Target entity description: The Fall of the Serbian Despotate in 1459 was the final Ottoman conquest of the last independent Serbian medieval state, marking the end of Serbian sovereignty in the Middle Ages and its full incorporation into the Ottoman Empire.

• A. Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
  The Fall of Thessalonica (1430) was the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the key Byzantine city of Thessalonica, marking a major step in Ottoman expansion into the Balkans and the decline of Byzantine power.
• B. Ottoman conquest of the Morea
  The Ottoman conquest of the Morea was the mid-15th-century campaign in which the Ottoman Empire subdued and annexed the Peloponnese peninsula, extinguishing the last major Byzantine-held territory in mainland Greece.
• C. Battle of Kosovo 1389
  The Battle of Kosovo 1389 was a pivotal clash between Serbian-led Christian forces and the Ottoman Empire that became a foundational myth in Serbian history and a key moment in the Ottoman expansion into the Balkans.
• D. Siege of Constantinople 1422
  The Siege of Constantinople in 1422 was an unsuccessful Ottoman attempt under Sultan Murad II to capture the Byzantine capital three decades before its eventual fall in 1453.
• E. Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402)
  The Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) was a prolonged Ottoman blockade of the Byzantine capital under Sultan Bayezid I that nearly brought the weakened empire to collapse before being lifted due to Timur’s invasion of Anatolia.
• F. None of above. chosen