Ottoman conquest of Constantinople

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The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453 was the decisive siege in which Sultan Mehmed II captured the Byzantine capital, ending the Byzantine Empire and transforming the city into the Ottoman imperial center of Istanbul.

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instanceOf Ottoman–Byzantine Wars battle
military conflict
siege
aftermath Islamization and Turkification of the city
conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque
influx of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian populations under Ottoman rule
chronologyWithin 15th century
combatant Byzantine Empire
Knights of St. John
linked to: Knights Hospitaller

Ottoman Empire
Papal States
Republic of Genoa
Republic of Venice
commandedBy Constantine XI Palaiologos
Giovanni Giustiniani Longo
Mehmed II
country Ottoman Empire
endDate 1453-05-29
follows Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
hasCasualties heavy casualties on both sides
hasKeyEvent final assault on 29 May 1453
hasKeyFeature chain barrier across the Golden Horn
use of a massive cannon cast by Orban
hasLocation Byzantine Empire
Constantinople
present-day Istanbul
hasPart Siege of Constantinople (1453)
influenced European search for new trade routes to Asia
rise of the Ottoman Empire as a major world power
opponent Byzantine Empire
partOf Ottoman expansion into the Balkans
Ottoman–Byzantine Wars
pointInTime 1453
precededBy Siege of Constantinople (1422)
result Constantinople becomes Ottoman capital
Ottoman victory
city renamed Istanbul over time
end of the Byzantine Empire
fall of Constantinople
significance marked the end of the Middle Ages for many historians
shifted trade routes and power balance in Eastern Mediterranean
startDate 1453-04-06
usedTactic blockade of the city
breaching Theodosian Walls
naval operations in the Golden Horn
usedWeapon bombards
gunpowder artillery
large cannons

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Fatih Mosque builtAfter Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Constantine Palaiologos associatedWithEvent Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Byzantine Empire (as ally during 1453 siege) event Siege of Constantinople (1453)
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Gate of Charisius historicalEvent Fall of Constantinople
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Gate of Charisius associatedWithEvent Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Ottoman period includesMajorEvent Fall of Constantinople (1453)
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Byzantine armed forces significantBattle Fall of Constantinople (1453)
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Siege of Trebizond (1461) relatedTo Fall of Constantinople (1453)
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Fall of the Serbian Despotate 1459 chronologicallyAfter Fall of Constantinople 1453
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Ottoman conquest of Constantinople hasPart Siege of Constantinople (1453)
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Conqueror’s Mosque commissionedAfter Fall of Constantinople
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Islamization of Anatolia associatedWithEvent Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Byzantine period hasEvent Siege of Constantinople (1453)
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Urban the cannon founder participatedIn siege of Constantinople (1453)
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Urban the cannon founder contributedTo Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
city walls of Istanbul associatedWith siege of Constantinople (1453)
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Venetian acquisition of Thessalonica (1423) before Fall of Constantinople (1453)
linked to: Ottoman conquest of Constantinople
Ottoman military campaigns hasPart Ottoman conquest of Constantinople