the ottoman empire took over the byzantine empire in the 13th century.
the ottoman empire took over the byzantine empire in the 13th century.
when did the ottoman empire take over the byzantine empire?
13th century
in 1204, however, the armies of the fourth crusade took and devastated the city, and its inhabitants lived several decades under latin misrule. in 1261 the byzantine emperor michael viii palaiologos liberated the city, and after the restoration under the palaiologos dynasty, enjoyed a partial recovery. with the advent of the ottoman empire in 1299, the byzantine empire began to lose territories and the city began to lose population. by the early 15th century, the byzantine empire was reduced to just constantinople and its environs, along with morea in greece, making it an enclave inside the ottoman empire; after a 53-day siege the city eventually fell to the ottomans, led by sultan mehmed ii, on 29 may 1453, whereafter it replaced edirne (adrianople) as the new capital of the ottoman empire.
constantinople
section::::geography of the byzantine empire.:regions of the byzantine empire.:administrative divisions of the byzantine empire.:cities of the byzantine empire.









































bullet::::- constantinople (capital)









































bullet::::- thessalonika









































section::::geography of the byzantine empire.:regions of the byzantine empire.:affiliated polities.









































bullet::::- republic of venice









































bullet::::- frankokratia









































bullet::::- despotate of epirus









































bullet::::- empire of trebizond









































bullet::::- bulgarian empire









































bullet::::- serbian empire









































section::::geography of the byzantine empire.:demography of the byzantine empire.









































bullet::::- population of the byzantine empire









































section::::government and politics of the byzantine empire.









































bullet::::- byzantine bureaucracy









































bullet::::- byzantinism









































bullet::::- byzantine diplomacy









































bullet::::- byzantine emperors family tree









































section::::government and politics of the byzantine empire.:political institutions of the byzantine empire.
outline of the byzantine empire