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Constantinople was the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire. In Byzantine times the Greeks called Constantinople i Poli ("the City"), since it was the centre of the Greek world and for most of the Byzantine period the largest city in Europe. It was captured and sacked by the Fourth Crusade in 1204 and then re-captured by Nicaean forces under the command of Michael VIII Palaeologus in 1261.
Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire finally fell to the Ottoman EmpireOsmanlı İmparatorluğu Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmaniye The Ottoman Coat of Arms Imperial motto: unknown The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople) Sovereigns Sultans on May 29May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). There are 216 days remaining. Events 1167 Battle of Legano, in which The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I. 1414 Council of Constance. 1453 Ottoman armies under, 1453Events May 29 Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). July 17 Battle of Castillon. The French under Jean Bureau utterly defeat the English under the Earl of Shrewsbu (See the Fall of Constantinople1499) The Fall of Constantinople was the conquest of that Greek city by the Turks under the command of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, on Tuesday, May 29, 1453. This event marked the final destruction of the Eastern Roman Empire, and the death of Constantine XI). The Ottoman Turks called the city Stamboul or Istanbul. When the Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Events January 1 Grouping of all UK railway companies into four larg, the capital was moved from Istanbul to AnkaraAnkara (formerly known as Angora or Enguri , and in the classical period, Ancyra is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city (after Istanbul) and lies at an approximate altitude of 850 meters (about 2800 feet). It is also the capital of.