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Fall of Constantinople

1453 CE

The siege that ended the Roman world — Sultan Mehmed II's conquest of Constantinople in 1453 ended 1,100 years of Byzantine civilisation and opened a new chapter in world history.

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1453 Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine capital

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Fall of Constantinople

1453 CE

The siege that ended the Roman world — Sultan Mehmed II's conquest of Constantinople in 1453 ended 1,100 years of Byzantine civilisation and opened a new chapter in world history.

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