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Siege of Constantinople

Name: Siege of Constantinople
Location: Constantinople, Turkey

Siege of Constantinople was a siege conducted in 1394 at Constantinople, in what is now Turkey; it lasted about 8 years. The recorded result: Byzantine victory.

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Map of the Middle East c.1389. Serbia has been reduced to vassal status and Byzantium (purple) consists only of Constantinople and a few outer posts. Following the occupation of Gallipoli, the Ottoman. Gabr-el at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought1394lasted about 8 years

WhereConstantinople, Turkey41.012N, 28.976E

OutcomeByzantine victory

BelligerentsByzantine Empire; supported by: Kingdom of FranceagainstOttoman Empire

Record

Date	1394 (year precision) to 1402
Place	Constantinople, Turkey 41.012N, 28.976E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Commanders	Manuel II Palaiologos John VII Palaiologos Jean II Le Maingre	Bayezid I Çandarlızade Ali Pasha

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Constantinople AD 674, same recorded site
Siege of Constantinople AD 626, same recorded site
Siege of Constantinople 1422, same recorded site
Siege of Constantinople AD 813, same recorded site
Siege of Constantinople 1260, same recorded site

Contested ground: this site was fought over 43 times between 510 BC and 1453.

Elsewhere in 1394

Battle of Erciş Turkey
Battle of Puerto Lope Spain

Siege of Constantinople is one of 566 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3485863, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402), revision 1385367093, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.