The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 marked the end of the Byzantine Empire after an epic siege by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II. The Ottomans used massive cannons and strategic blockades to breach Constantinople’s formidable walls. Despite fierce resistance, the Byzantines, led by Emperor Constantine XI, were vastly outnumbered. After weeks of bombardment, the Ottomans captured the city, transforming it into Istanbul and solidifying the Ottoman Empire's power in the region. #history #c
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On 29 May 1453, after weeks of siege, Ottoman forces under Mehmed II captured Constantinople, ending the Byzantine Empire. The defenders were vastly outnumbered: a small Byzantine-Latin garrison, aided by volunteers such as Giovanni Giustiniani, faced an Ottoman army supported by heavy artillery. The most famous guns—often linked to the founder Orban—did not magically “blow up” the walls in one shot, but they battered masonry day after day, forcing constant repairs with rubble, timber, and earth
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