On 6 April 1453, the Siege of Constantinople began under the command of Mehmed II, an Ottoman sultan who was just 21 years old but determined to see through his father’s dream of capturing the ...
After the Ottoman's defeat the Serbian Lazar at the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, their new Sultan Bayezid I continued their ...
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The fall of Constantinople: Mehmed II conquers the Byzantine capital
Witness the final siege of Constantinople in 1453, as Mehmed II’s massive Ottoman army and cannons finally breach the legendary defenses, ending the Byzantine Empire and changing the course of history ...
May 29, 1453, is one of those landmark historical dates. On that day the fall of Constantinople occurred —and with it that of ...
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