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Fall of Constantinople

1453 • Thrakien
Le siège de Constantinople (1453) by Jean Le Tavernier after 1455

Le siège de Constantinople (1453) by Jean Le Tavernier after 1455

Author: Illustration by fr (Jean Le Tavernier) accompanying a translation by Jean Miélot of Bertrandon de la Broquière's Voyage d'Outre-Mer. It is one of three full-page miniatures in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, MSS fr. 9087, at folio 207 vv. Image taken from: http://expositions.bnf.fr/flamands/grand/fla_444.htmLicense:PD
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Ordre de bataille lors du siège de Constantinople de 1453.

Ordre de bataille lors du siège de Constantinople de 1453.

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Bibliography: p. [232]-239 Subjects: Constantinus XI Dragases, emperor of the East, d. 1453; Byzantine Empire -- History Constantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453; Istanbul (Turkey) -- History Siege, 1453

Bibliography: p. [232]-239 Subjects: Constantinus XI Dragases, emperor of the East, d. 1453; Byzantine Empire -- History Constantine XI Dragases, 1448-1453; Istanbul (Turkey) -- History Siege, 1453

Author: Mijatovic, Cedomilj, 1842-1932License:PD
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A konstantinápolyi nagy császárnak nevezett kővető mozsár, amelyet II. Mehmed Nándorfehérvárnál használt. A leírások szerint a nagyobb mozsarak hosszmérete a nyolc métert is elérte.

A konstantinápolyi nagy császárnak nevezett kővető mozsár, amelyet II. Mehmed Nándorfehérvárnál használt. A leírások szerint a nagyobb mozsarak hosszmérete a nyolc métert is elérte.

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Model of the 1453 Siege of Constantinople, Istanbul Military Museum, view from Galata

Model of the 1453 Siege of Constantinople, Istanbul Military Museum, view from Galata

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This is the Photograph of the Inscription of Ulubatlı Hasan's Destroyed Mosque. The picture was in possession of Turkey's General Directorate of Foundations. And it is first published by Historian Hakan Yilmaz

This is the Photograph of the Inscription of Ulubatlı Hasan's Destroyed Mosque. The picture was in possession of Turkey's General Directorate of Foundations. And it is first published by Historian Hakan Yilmaz

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Taking of Constantinople by Mehmed II (1453)

Taking of Constantinople by Mehmed II (1453)

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Historical Overview

The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of Constantinople, the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, by the Ottoman Empire. The city was captured on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Total Ottoman victory; end of the Byzantine Empire.

Ottoman Empire

  • Commander: Mehmed II. (Der Eroberer)
  • Strength: ca. 80.000 - 100.000
  • Casualties: Hoch

Byzantine Empire

  • Commander: Konstantin XI. †
  • Strength: ca. 7.000 - 9.000
  • Casualties: Nahezu 100%

Strategic Context

Eliminating the last Christian enclave in the heart of the Ottoman Empire.

Conflict / War

Byzantine-Ottoman Wars

Decisive Ottoman victory.
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