Fall of Constantinople in 1453

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fall_of_Constantinople_in_1453
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(1453)
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Constantine_XI_Palaiologos
gptkb:Mehmed_II
gptkbp:date 29 May 1453
gptkbp:effect migration of Greek scholars to the West
contributed to the Renaissance
Ottoman control of trade routes to Asia
gptkbp:followedBy Ottoman expansion into Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fall of Constantinople in 1453
gptkbp:location gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:notableParticipant Genoese mercenaries
Venetian defenders
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:rise_of_the_Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine–Ottoman_wars
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(1422)
gptkbp:result Ottoman victory
gptkbp:significance end of the Byzantine Empire
end of the Middle Ages
beginning of the Ottoman Empire's dominance
gptkbp:technology large cannons
gunpowder artillery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:History_of_Turkey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8