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Siege of Constantinople

Siege of Constantinople was a siege conducted on 18 June AD 860 at Constantinople, in what is now Turkey; it lasted 47 days. It was part of the Rus'–Byzantine wars, which ran from AD 900 to 1043. The recorded result: Rus' victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 8,000 men.

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Fought18 June AD 860lasted 47 days
WhereConstantinople, Turkey41.000N, 28.900E
OutcomeRus' victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstRus'
Part ofRus'–Byzantine warsAD 900 to 1043

Record

Date18 June AD 860
to 4 August AD 860
PlaceConstantinople, Turkey
41.000N, 28.900E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknown8,000 men
Commanders
  • Michael III
  • Askold and Dir
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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

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

In the same war

Elsewhere in AD 860

Siege of Constantinople is one of 169 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815167, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Constantinople (860), revision 1383884320, 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.