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The siege of Constantinople of 1411 occurred during the Ottoman Interregnum, or Ottoman Civil War, (20 July 1402 – 5 July 1413), when chaos reigned in the Ottoman Empire following the defeat of Sultan Bayezid I by the Central Asian warlord Timur.
The following is a list of sieges of Constantinople, a historic city located in an area which is today part of Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople was built on the land that links Europe to Asia through Bosporus and connects the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.
DateAttackersDefendersForces Used510 BCNaval and land478 BCNaval408 BCByzantium, Megara, BoeotiaNaval and land340–339 BCByzantium, AthensNaval and landAug 15, 2024 · On April 2, 1453, Constantine XI, Emperor of the Romans (Byzantines), stood on top of the battlements of Constantinople, watching as the mighty Ottoman army of Sultan Mehmed II, approached his capital. The Ottoman army was immense, Mehmed had brought with him the full force of his military might which numbered between 60,000 and 80,000 men, and ...
Jan 23, 2018 · An Impregnable Fortress. Constantinople had withstood many sieges and attacks over the centuries, notably by the Arabs between 674 and 678 CE and again between 717 and 718 CE.
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Jul 14, 2020 · The largest city in Christendom for nearly a thousand years. Surprisingly few remember this grand city, capital of two of history’s greatest empires: the Christian Roman Empire, and the Islamic ...
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Fall of Constantinople (May 29, 1453), conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. The Byzantine Empire came to an end when the Ottomans breached Constantinople’s ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days.
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The Siege of Constantinople of 1411 occurred during the Ottoman Interregnum, or Ottoman Civil War, (20 July 1402 – [5 July 1413), when chaos reigned in the Ottoman Empire following the defeat of Sultan Bayezid I by the Central Asian warlord Timur.