Ottoman conquest of Constantinople under Mehmed II
فتح القسطنطينية على يد محمد الفاتح
In Arslan's commentary on Stoddard, the Ottoman siege begins under Bayezid I and resumes under Murad II before Mehmed II takes the city; the book describes three days of plunder and Friday prayer in Hagia Sophia on the fourth.
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Summary
In his commentary on Hadir al-Alam al-Islami (The Present State of the Islamic World), Shakib Arslan describes the Ottoman siege of the city from the time of Bayezid I, the siege under Murad II, and its conquest at the hands of Mehmed the Conqueror. 1
After the conquest
A note
The source is a single one. Arslan's dates (the start of the siege in 1396 CE, and the abjad count of 853 AH) and what he relates about the artillery of Mehmed II need an additional source before they are relied on. The book does not specify the day of the conquest; this needs an additional source.
Connections
- Had participant
- السلطان محمد الفاتح
- Occurred at
- Istanbul
- Subject of
- Conquest 1453· Rise of Empires: Ottoman
People and things also explored
السلطان محمد الفاتح· Istanbul· Conquest 1453· Rise of Empires: Ottoman· Eyüp Sultan Mosque· Hagia Sophia· New Mosque· إلغاء الخلافة العثمانية
Sources
- Stoddard, Hadir al-ʿalam al-islami (Arabic translation with Arslan's commentary)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ottoman conquest of Constantinople under Mehmed II”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ottoman-conquest-constantinople-1453/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.