Transformation of Constantinople into Istanbul

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:date 29 May 1453
gptkbp:involves gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:languageChange Greek to Turkish
gptkbp:ledTo gptkb:Mehmed_II
gptkbp:location gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:notableEvent conversion of Hagia Sophia into mosque
gptkbp:officialRenamingDate 1930
gptkbp:previousName gptkb:Byzantium
gptkb:Constantinople
gptkbp:religiousChange Christianity to Islam as dominant religion
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Istanbul
gptkbp:resultedIn Ottoman control of Constantinople
end of Byzantine Empire
renaming of city to Istanbul
gptkbp:significance beginning of Ottoman era
marked end of Middle Ages
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Historic_Areas_of_Istanbul
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Conquest_of_Constantinople_(1453)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Transformation of Constantinople into Istanbul