Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402)
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title:
Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402)
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The siege of Constantinople in 1394–1402 was a long blockade of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I. Already in 1391, the rapid Ottoman conquests in the Balkans had cut off the city from its hinterland. After constructing the fortress of Anadoluhisarı to control the Bosporus strait, Bayezid tried to starve the city into submission by blockading it both by land and, less effectively, by sea. The Crusade of Nicopolis was launched to relieve the city, but it was deci
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1394–1402 siege of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Constantinople_(1394%E2%80%931402)
date created:
2020-10-14T18:18:58Z
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2024-09-14T08:36:11Z
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