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There were several sieges of Constantinople
Constantinople

Constantinople was the empire capital of the Roman Empire , the Byzantine Empire , the Latin Empire , and the Ottoman Empire . Strategically located between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara at the point where Europe meets Asia, Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christendom empire, successor to ancient ancient Greece...
 during the history of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
. Two of them resulted in the capture of Constantinople from Byzantine
Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
 rule: in 1204 by Crusaders
Fourth Crusade

The Fourth Crusade was originally designed to conquer Islam Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April 1204, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and conquered the Christianity city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire....
, and in 1453 by the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
 under Mehmed II
Mehmed II

Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 to 1481. At the age of 21, he Fall of Constantinople, bringing an end to the medieval Byzantine Empire....
.

Sieges by Bulgaria and Rus'





Nicaean recapture
In 1261, a small force of Nicaean troops under Alexios Strategopoulos
Alexios Strategopoulos

Alexios Strategopoulos was a Byzantine Empire general during the reign of Michael VIII Palaiologos, rising to the rank of megas domestikos and Caesar ....
 gained entry into the poorly defended Latin capital, ending the Latin Empire and restoring Greek rule to the City.






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Siege of Constantinople
There were several sieges of Constantinople
Constantinople

Constantinople was the empire capital of the Roman Empire , the Byzantine Empire , the Latin Empire , and the Ottoman Empire . Strategically located between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara at the point where Europe meets Asia, Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christendom empire, successor to ancient ancient Greece...
 during the history of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
. Two of them resulted in the capture of Constantinople from Byzantine
Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are conventional names used to describe the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople....
 rule: in 1204 by Crusaders
Fourth Crusade

The Fourth Crusade was originally designed to conquer Islam Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April 1204, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and conquered the Christianity city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire....
, and in 1453 by the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923....
 under Mehmed II
Mehmed II

Mehmed II , was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 to 1481. At the age of 21, he Fall of Constantinople, bringing an end to the medieval Byzantine Empire....
.

Persian and Arab Sieges of Constantinople


  • The First Siege of Constantinople
    Siege of Constantinople (626)

    The Siege of Constantinople in 626 AD by the Sassanid Empire ended in a decisive victory for the Byzantine Empire which, with other victories achieved by Heraclius the previous year and in 627 AD, enabled Byzantium to regain her territories and enforce a favorable treaty with borders status quo c.590 AD....
     by Avars
    Eurasian Avars

    The 'Avars' were a highly organized and powerful Turkic confederation. They were ruled by a khagan, who was surrounded by a tight-knit retinue of nomad warriors, an organization characteristic of Turkic peoples groups....
    , Slavs and Sassanid Persians
    Sassanid Empire

    The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty is the name of the last pre-Islamic Iranian empire. It was one of the two main powers in Western Asia for a period of more than 400 years....
     in 626
  • The First Arab Siege in 674-678
  • The Second Arab Siege in 717-718


Sieges by Bulgaria and Rus'


  • The Bulgarian siege by Krum
    Krum of Bulgaria

    Krum was ruler of Bulgaria, from sometime after 796, but before 803, to 814 AD. During his reign the Bulgarian territory doubled in size, spreading from the middle Danube to the Dnieper and from Odrin to the Tatra Mountains....
     in 813
  • The siege by Thomas the Slav
    Thomas the Slav

    Thomas the Slav was originally a Byzantine Empire military and naval commander entrusted with a very high command during the reign of Emperor Leo V the Armenian....
  • The siege by the Rus' in 860
  • The siege by the Rus' in 941


Crusades

  • The first siege
    Siege of Constantinople (1203)

    The Siege of Constantinople was a Crusaders siege of the capital of the Byzantine Empire....
     by the Fourth Crusade
    Fourth Crusade

    The Fourth Crusade was originally designed to conquer Islam Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April 1204, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and conquered the Christianity city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire....
     in 1203, in which Alexius IV was able to usurp the throne after Alexius III fled to Thrace.
  • The successful second siege
    Siege of Constantinople (1204)

    The Siege of Constantinople destroyed parts of the capital of the Byzantine Empire as it was captured by Crusaders.Capture of the city ...
     by the Fourth Crusade
    Fourth Crusade

    The Fourth Crusade was originally designed to conquer Islam Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April 1204, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and conquered the Christianity city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire....
     in 1204, in which the Byzantines were overwhelmed and the Capital thoroughly sacked.


  • An unsuccessful attempt
    Siege of Constantinople (1235)

    The Siege of Constantinople was a joint Bulgarian-Nicaean siege on the capital of the Latin Empire....
     in 1235, by Bulgarian and Nicaean forces, to retake the city.


Nicaean recapture


In 1261, a small force of Nicaean troops under Alexios Strategopoulos
Alexios Strategopoulos

Alexios Strategopoulos was a Byzantine Empire general during the reign of Michael VIII Palaiologos, rising to the rank of megas domestikos and Caesar ....
 gained entry into the poorly defended Latin capital, ending the Latin Empire and restoring Greek rule to the City. Most Latin troops defending the city were absent on campaign, and the Emperor fled without putting any resistance; there was no siege.

Ottoman Sieges


  • An Ottoman blockade between 1390 - 1402, interrupted first by the Crusade of Nicopolis then successfully so by the Battle of Ankara
    Battle of Ankara

    The Battle of Ankara or Battle of Angora, fought on July 20, 1402, took place at the field of ?ubuk between the forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I and the Turko-Mongol forces of Timur, ruler of the Timurid Empire....
    .


  • The First Ottoman Siege of Constantinople
    Siege of Constantinople (1422)

    The Sieges of Constantinople#Ottoman Sieges took place in 1422 as a result of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos's attempts to interfere in the succession of Ottoman Sultans, after the death of Mehmed I in 1421....
     (1422)


  • The Second Ottoman Siege and Fall of Constantinople
    Fall of Constantinople

    The Fall of Constantinople was a siege in which the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Mehmed II attempted to capture the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople which was defended by the army of Emperor Constantine XI....
     in 1453


See also

  • Occupation of Constantinople
  • Walls of Constantinople
    Walls of Constantinople

    The Walls of Constantinople are a series of stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire by Constantine the Great....