Siege of Corinth (1458)

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The Siege of Corinth (1458) was an Ottoman military operation in which Sultan Mehmed II’s forces captured the strategic city of Corinth from the Despotate of the Morea, consolidating Ottoman control over the Peloponnese.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military operation
siege
alsoKnownAs Ottoman siege of Corinth (1458)
belligerent Despotate of the Morea
Ottoman Empire
combatant Despotate of the Morea
Ottoman Empire
commander Mehmed II
conflict Ottoman–Morean conflict
country Despotate of the Morea
date 1458
era early Ottoman period in Greece
late Middle Ages
followedBy further Ottoman consolidation in the Peloponnese
follows Fall of Constantinople
earlier Ottoman campaigns in the Morea
geographicalContext Isthmus of Corinth
hasParticipant Despotate of the Morea
Ottoman Empire
historicalRegion Byzantine Morea
involvedSovereign Sultan Mehmed II
linked to: Mehmed II
location Corinth
Morea
Peloponnese
objective capture of the city of Corinth
securing Ottoman control of the Peloponnese
partOf Ottoman conquest of the Morea
Ottoman expansion into the Peloponnese
precededBy Ottoman advances into the Despotate of the Morea
result Ottoman victory
capture of Corinth by the Ottomans
consolidation of Ottoman control over the Peloponnese
end of Despotate of the Morea control of Corinth
significance key step in Ottoman domination of southern Greece
reduced remaining autonomy of the Despotate of the Morea
strategicImportance control of the Isthmus of Corinth
gateway between central Greece and the Peloponnese
theatreOfWar Greek peninsula
year 1458

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Ottoman conquest of the Morea significantBattle Siege of Corinth (1458)
Siege of Corinth (1458) alsoKnownAs Ottoman siege of Corinth (1458)
linked to: Siege of Corinth (1458)