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Late Byzantine–Ottoman Conflicts and the Fall of Constantinople (1261–1453)

Late Byzantine–Ottoman Conflicts and the Fall of Constantinople (1261–1453)

  1. Byzantines recapture Constantinople from the Latins

    Labels: Nicaean Empire, Alexios Strategopoulos, Michael VIII

  2. Ottomans defeat Byzantines at the Battle of Bapheus

    Labels: Ottoman Beylik, Osman I, Bapheus

  3. Ottomans capture Bursa after prolonged siege

    Labels: Bursa, Ottoman Beylik, Prusa

  4. Byzantines lose at the Battle of Pelekanon

    Labels: Byzantine Empire, Andronikos III, Pelekanon

  5. Ottoman foothold in Europe begins at Gallipoli

    Labels: Gallipoli, Ottoman Beylik, Thrace

  6. Ottomans win the Battle of Maritsa

    Labels: Battle of, Ottoman Empire, Serbian forces

  7. Ottoman victory at Kosovo deepens Balkan dominance

    Labels: Battle of, Ottoman Empire, Serbian leaders

  8. Bayezid I begins long blockade of Constantinople

    Labels: Bayezid I, Constantinople blockade, Ottoman Empire

  9. Crusade ends at the Battle of Nicopolis

    Labels: Battle of, Bayezid I, Crusader army

  10. Timur defeats Bayezid at the Battle of Ankara

    Labels: Battle of, Timur, Bayezid I

  11. Battle of Kosmidion fought outside Constantinople

    Labels: Battle of, Ottoman Interregnum, S leyman

  12. Murad II besieges Constantinople unsuccessfully

    Labels: Murad II, Siege of, Ottoman artillery

  13. Ottomans capture Thessalonica after long siege

    Labels: Thessalonica, Murad II, long siege

  14. Ottomans defeat crusade at the Battle of Varna

    Labels: Battle of, Murad II, Crusader coalition

  15. Mehmed II conquers Constantinople

    Labels: Mehmed II, Fall of, Ottoman Empire