| AD | Event |
| 1450-1452 | Character of Mahomet II |
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| 1451-1481 | His Reign. Hostile Intentions of Mahomet.
He builds a fortress on the Bosphorus;
The Turkish War |
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| 1452,1453 | Preparations for the Siege of Constantinople
The Great Cannon of Mahomet. |
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| 1453 | Mahomet II. forms the Siege of Constantinople
—Forces of the Turks,
Forces of the Greeks. |
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| 1452 | False Union of the Two Churches
Obstinacy and Fanaticism of the Greeks. |
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| AD | Event |
| 1453 |
Siege of Constantinople by Mahomet II.; Attack and Defence,
Succour and Victory of four Ships
Mahomet transports his Navy Overland
Distress of the City
Preparations of the Turks for the General Assault;
Last Farewell of the Emperor and the Greeks
The General Assault
Death of the Emperor Constantine Palaeologus,
Loss of the City and Empire
The Turks enter and pillage Constantinople;
Captivity of the Greeks.
Amount of the Spoil
Mahomet II. visits the City, St. Sophia, the Palace, etc.
His Behaviour to the Greeks,
He repeoples and adorns Constantinople |
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| AD | Event |
| 1453 | Extinction of the Imperial Families
of Comnenus and Palaeologus |
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| 1460 | Loss of the Morea |
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| 1461 | Loss of Trebizond |
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| 1453 | Grief and Terror of Europe |
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| 1481 | Death of Mahomet II. |
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