Conquest·Later empires
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans
- Date
- 29 May 1453 CE20 Jumada al-Ula 857 AH573 years ago
- Place
- Constantinople
- People
- Mehmed II, Constantine XI
Sultan Mehmed II besieged Constantinople from April 1453 CE. The Ottomans breached the walls on 29 May 1453, which corresponds to 20 Jumada I 857 AH. Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI died in the fighting. Mehmed entered the city and made it the Ottoman capital, where it later became known as Istanbul. The Byzantine Empire ended with the fall of its capital.
Why it matters
The conquest ended the Byzantine Empire and made the city the Ottoman capital, which it remained for centuries.