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Fall of Constantinople  The
Fall of Constantinople was the conquest of the Byzantine capital
by the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Mehmed II, on
Tuesday, May 29, 1453. This marked not only the final destruction
of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the death of Constantine XI, the
last Byzantine emperor, but also the strategic conquest crucial
for Ottoman rule over the Eastern Mediterranean and Balkans.The city remained capital of the Ottoman Empire until the empire's dissolution in 1922, and was officially renamed Istanbul by the Turkish Republic in 1930. Date: April 2–May 29, 1453 Location: Constantinople Result: Ottoman victory. Commanders: Constantine XI - Loukas Notaras Commanders: Mehmed II |