Ottoman conquest of Istanbul

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ottoman_conquest_of_Istanbul
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Fall_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:baseDefense gptkb:Theodosian_Walls
gptkbp:category gptkb:1453_in_Europe
gptkb:History_of_Istanbul
Sieges involving the Ottoman Empire
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Constantine_XI_Palaiologos
gptkb:Mehmed_II
gptkbp:date 29 May 1453
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ottoman conquest of Istanbul
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Transformation_of_Constantinople_into_Istanbul
Conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque
gptkbp:location gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:notableFeature Use of large cannons
Naval blockade
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Siege_of_Constantinople_(1422)
gptkbp:relatedWork 1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West (book)
Fall of Constantinople (painting)
gptkbp:result Ottoman victory
gptkbp:siege 6 April 1453 – 29 May 1453
gptkbp:significance gptkb:End_of_the_Byzantine_Empire
Beginning of Ottoman dominance in southeastern Europe
Marked the end of the Middle Ages
gptkbp:successor Ottoman expansion into Europe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hagia_Sophia_Mosque
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6