Fifteenth-century miniature of the Ottoman siege of Constantinople

Mehmed II's army attacks Constantinople in a miniature made shortly after the siege. Jean Le Tavernier. Public domain.

Historical event

Fall of Constantinople

29 May 1453

Ottoman forces captured Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire.

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