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Opening of Constantinople

857 AH · 1453 CE

Constantinople (Istanbul) القسطنطينية

The Ottoman sultan Mehmed II takes Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire. The city becomes the Ottoman capital, Istanbul.

The Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul
The Süleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

  • Halil İnalcık, The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300–1600
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.