Sieges of Constantinople
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- For the final siege of Constantinople, see Fall of Constantinople
There were at least 24 sieges of Constantinople during the history of the Byzantine Empire. Two sieges resulted in the capture of Constantinople from Greek rule: in 1204 by crusaders, and in 1453 by the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II. One resulted in the capture of Constantinople from Latin by the Greeks of Nicaea under Michael VIII Palaiologos.
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[edit] Persian and Arab Sieges of Constantinople
- The First Siege of Constantinople by Avars and Sassanid Persians in 626
- The First Arab Siege in 674-678
- The Second Arab Siege in 717-718
[edit] Sieges by the Bulgars and Rus'
[edit] Crusades
- An attack by soldiers of the First Crusade in 1097
- The First Siege of the Fourth Crusade in 1203, in which the Byzantines surrendered.
- The successful Second Siege of the Fourth Crusade in 1204, in which the Byzantines resisted.
[edit] Ottoman Sieges
- The First Ottoman Siege in 1396
- The Second Ottoman Siege in 1422
- The Third Ottoman Siege and Fall of Constantinople in 1453
