The fall of Constantinople was the capture of the Byzantine Empire's capital by the Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453, the culmination of a 53-day siege that had begun on 6 April under Sultan Mehmed II against the last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos. The city's fall ended the Byzantine Empire after more than a thousand years, and both sides suffered heavy losses in the final assault, with Constantine XI killed in the fighting. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Battle TypeSiege (land and naval blockade ending in a final assault) 1 LocationConstantinople, Byzantine Empire (modern Istanbul, Turkey) 1 Battle Type
Battle Type (category) Battle Type (category) Connections
Associated With
Source Wikipedia: Basilic (cannon)
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Turkey, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Fall of Constantinople
Lead section, para 1
Constantinople, the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, was captured by the Ottoman Empire
Infobox: Result
Ottoman victory
Infobox: Date
6 April, 29 May 1453
Part Of: Byzantine-Ottoman Wars, Infobox, part of field
Infobox part of: the Byzantine-Ottoman wars
View the SourceWikidata: Fall of Constantinople
Wikidata Q160077, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Wikipedia: Basilic (cannon)
WikipediaAssociated With: Great Turkish Bombard, main textQuote, Associated With: Great Turkish Bombard, main text
the cannon was used by the Ottoman Army during the 1453 siege which led to the fall of Constantinople, and played a key role in damaging the city walls.
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