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Ottoman success - the fall of Constantinople

The fall of Constantinople(1453) marked the end of the medieval era as it ended, so it's obvious that it should be mentioned. Constaninople wasn't a city easy to conquer. The Ottomans tried to get past its giant walls half dozen times before they succeded. But, in the middle of the 15th century they finally got to a internal stability period. 

The current byzantine emperor, Constantine XI wasn't paying his tribute to the sultan with pleasure, sohe decided to end it. The sultan Mehmed II took that as a violation of Ottoman-byzantine treaty, which most importantly guaranteed peace between this both states. In fact, he wanted to finally conquer the city. He declared war to the byzantines. Unfortunately for the byzantines, no one was eager to help them, like it happened in previous sieges. 

 Difference between the opponents forces was stunning, the Ottomans had around 100 thousand professional soldiers, while byzantines had around 8 thousand soldiers and 30 thousand locals given armor and weapons. The byzantines stood their ground bravely and managed to defend the city for 55 days. Unfortunately, the Ottomans had large cannons, which penetrated trough the city and allowed the janissaries to storm the city. Although non-trained people from Constantionople fought bravely, they couldn't equal to ottoman professionals.

The fall of Constantinople let the Ottomans invade Europe with no one in the center of their empire to stand against them.

My sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W0OTGQEY8E&list=PLaBYW76inbX5BKGRPzlqdztQySZmJLjJt&index=5

https://www.britannica.com/event/Fall-of-Constantinople-1453

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  1. englishdiary22 października 2020 03:38

    I expect one day we will get to our brave hero Jan Sobieski, who defended civilisation against the Ottoman 'barbaric' forces?

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