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40 Facts About the Glorious Rise and Brutal Fall of Constantinople

Trista July 11, 2019 18 min

Entrada de Roger de Flor a Constantinoble - Constantinople — A painting of Constantinople. Wikimedia.

2. Mehmed Approaches

A portrait of Sultan Mehmed II. Wikimedia.

The final challenge to the Byzantine Empire and Christian control of Constantinople came in 1453, at the hands of Sultan Mehmed II. He led a vast army of over 200,000 soldiers and a fleet of at least 100 ships with cannons to besiege the city. Constantinople was greatly outnumbered and lacked the firepower of the Ottoman army.

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2. Mehmed Approaches

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