Fall of Constantinople

Siege of Constantinople
Part of the Byzantine-Ottoman wars and Ottoman wars in Europe
Siege of Constantinople.jpg
The Siege of Constantinople (painted 1499).
Date April 2, 1453 – May 29, 1453
Location Constantinople (present-day Istanbul)
Result Decisive Ottoman victory;[1]
End of the Byzantine Empire;
Constantinople made Ottoman capital;
Beginning of Christendom's modern age
Belligerents
 Byzantine Empire Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Constantine XI †
Loukas Notaras
Giovanni Giustiniani †[2]		 Mehmed II
Zağanos Pasha
Suleiman Baltoghlu
Strength
7,000[3]
26 ships[4]		 80,000[5]-200,000[2][6]
126 ships[7]
Casualties and losses
4,000 killed[8] Unknown

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