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Fall of Constantinople (1453)

Ottoman forces breach the Theodosian Walls after a 53-day siege, flooding into Constantinople. Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos makes his last stand with his remaining soldiers, while Sult

Year 1453
Date 5/29
Location Theodosian Walls, Constantinople (Modern Istanbul, Turkey)
Layer 2
Visibility HIDDEN
tax:siege-and-sack tax:flood-storm-and-fire

Key Figures

Constantine XI Palaiologos Mehmed II Byzantine Guard Captain Ottoman Janissary Byzantine Soldier
Time Travel

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