Ottoman conquest of Lesbos
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Ottoman conquest of Lesbos
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The Ottoman conquest of Lesbos took place in September 1462. The Ottoman Empire, under Sultan Mehmed II, laid siege to the island's capital, Mytilene. After its surrender, the other forts of the island surrendered as well. The event put an end to the semi-independent Genoese lordship that the Gattilusio family had established in the northeastern Aegean since the mid-14th century, and heralded the beginning of the First Ottoman–Venetian War in the following year. In the mid-14th century, the Gatt
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Conquest of the island of Lesbos by the Ottoman Empire
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2015-06-20T22:09:49Z
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2024-09-15T08:02:48Z
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