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Constantinople (After 1453)
After the Ottoman conquest of 1453, Constantinople transformed from the Byzantine imperial capital into the Ottoman capital, commonly called Kostanti…
Timeline
- 1453–1460Constantinople · TurkeyAfter the fall of 1453 the city's population plummeted; the Ottoman authorities converted Hagia Sophia into a mosque and carried out population resettlement and redistribution of property, laying the foundation for rebuilding the city's function as imperial capital.
- 1461–1465Constantinople · TurkeyMehmed II continuously expanded the Topkapi Palace precinct and wall defenses, and brought in Muslim, Greek, Jewish, and Armenian communities from Anatolia and the Balkans, gradually restoring the city's population and handicrafts.
- 1466–1470Golden Horn commercial district · TurkeyBy the late 1460s the city controlled Black Sea trade via the Bosphorus, and the Grand Bazaar and port tariff system made Kostantiniyye once again a key node linking Italy, the Levant, and the steppe trade routes.
Sources
- Inalcik, Halil. The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300-1600 — Halil Inalcik (2001)
- Mango, Cyril. Studies on Constantinople — Cyril Mango (1995)