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Siege of Constantinople

Siege of Constantinople was a siege conducted in AD 821 at Constantinople, in what is now Turkey. It was part of the Rebellion of Thomas the Slav, which ran from AD 820 to AD 823.

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Thomas the Slav and his army assails Constantinople in spring 822
Thomas the Slav and his army assails Constantinople in spring 822. original uploader: User:Alexandar.R., extracted images: User:Cplakidas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateAD 821 (year precision)
PlaceConstantinople, Turkey
41.012N, 28.976E
Part ofRebellion of Thomas the Slav (AD 820 to AD 823)
KindSiege, medieval
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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 is one of 105 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 336 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q956679, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.