Sultan Mehmed's siege
Time: Saturday Apr 2, 1453
Place: Constantinople, Byzantine Empire
Details: Constantinople by this stage was underpopulated and dilapidated. The population of the city had collapsed so severely that it was now little more than a cluster of villages separated by fields. On 2 April 1453, Sultan Mehmed's army of 80,000 men and large numbers of irregulars laid siege to the city.
‹ Earlier in historySayf ad-Din Inal was the 13th Burji Mamluk sultan of EgyptTuesday Mar 15, 1453 Later in history ›Mehmed the Conqueror conquered ConstantinopleSunday May 29, 1453
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