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jan 2, 1453 - New Capital pt. 2

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Mehmed II lays siege to the capital city of Byzantine, Constantinople, for eight weeks. After Constantine the XI dies in battle, the city is taken for the Ottoman Empire and is renamed Istanbul

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jan 2, 1453
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~ 573 years ago