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jan 1, 1453 - Muslim Ottoman Turks defeated the Greek Byzantine Empire

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Constantinople was conquered and renamed Istanbul. This city, Istanbul, became the new capital for the Ottoman Empire and the gateway into Muslim expansion into the Balkan Peninsula.

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jan 1, 1453
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~ 573 years ago