2006-07-19 07:35:27 · 3 answers · asked by Brenda L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO START? Conquest of the Byzantine capital by the Ottoman Empire commanded by Sultan Mehmed II (May 29th 1453) Final Destruction of the Eastern Roman Empire & death of Constantine X1 the last Byzantine Emperor. In 1930 est. named Istanbul...short history lesson..
2006-07-19 07:55:43 · answer #1 · answered by chopper 007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Constantinople had been captured many times. It was a center of Christianity for a long time as the Eastern Roman Empire, but after Ottoman turks have captured it it became Muslim and remains so to this day.
2006-07-19 07:40:46 · answer #2 · answered by mityaj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it basicly was constintinople was the last bzytine stronghold after it was taken there was no more opposition in that area for a very long time.
2006-07-19 12:46:25 · answer #3 · answered by gothicirishpeople 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋