Q and C .. All you want to know about the conquest of Constantinople and fall into the hands of the Ottomans

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Today is the anniversary of the fall of the city of Constantinople in the hands of the Ottomans under the leadership of Sultan Mohamed the conqueror, and the end of the Byzantine Empire, which lasted a thousand years and the beginning of the end of the Middle Ages on the European continent, and in the following lines we show some information about the fall of the Old City.

Q / When did the city fall into the hands of the Ottoman army?

A: The city fell in the hands of the Ottomans on 21 Jumada I 857 AH corresponding to May 29, 1453.

Q / How did the Ottomans enter the city?

The city fell after a siege lasted several weeks, led by Sultan Mohammed II bin Murad Al Othmani, against the alliance of the Byzantines, the Venetian and the Genuites led by Caesar Roman Emperor Constantine Paleolok eleventh, the siege lasted from Friday 26 April – 5 April 1453 until Tuesday 21 Jumada I Year 857 AH according to the calendar of the Hijri, corresponding to 29 May, the same year, where collapsed Roman defenses and signed the city for a summit in the hands of the Ottomans.

Q / How did the city become after the conquest?

After the completion of the conquest, Sultan Mohammed II transferred the capital of his kingdom from the city of Aderna to Constantinople, called "Islambol" ie "Takht al-Islam", and the sultan's title Balftah or "Abu al-Fath", and left a large number of scholars and philosophers of the city, from the Romans and others, And the neighboring European kingdoms, before the siege on their capital, and after it was dismantled, and most of them landed in Italy, where they played a role in reviving the various sciences and knowledge there, which made the country the pioneer of the European Renaissance.

Q / What are the results of the conquest of Constantinople?

The fall of Constantinople was a great du'i, both in the East and in the West. It is also one of the greatest events in world history. It is a unique link between the history of the Middle Ages and the history of modern times. Historians almost gather that by opening Constantinople the European Middle Ages ended and we enter modern times. To an Islamic country where it posed the greatest threat to Europe over the subsequent period.

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