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Fall of Constantinople (1453)�

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Fall of Constantinople (1453)�

  • The fall of Constantinople, also known as the conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city was captured on 29 May 1453

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Fall of Constantinople (1453)

  • The attacking Ottoman Army, which significantly outnumbered Constantinople's defenders, was commanded by the 21-year-old Sultan Mehmed II (later nicknamed "the Conqueror").

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  • The Byzantine army was led by Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos (who was Serbian by his mother side).

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  • After conquering the city, Mehmed II made Constantinople the new Ottoman capital, replacing Adrianople.

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Fall of Constantinople (1453)�

Sultan Mehmed II

Constantine XI Palaiologos

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Fall of Constantinople (1453)

  • Byzantine army was heavily outnumbered, they knew they where gonna lose, but they still fighted till their last breath protecting their homeland

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Some of famous quotes of Constantine XI Palaiologos

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Some of famous quotes of Mehmed II