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Conquest of Constantinople فتح القسطنطينية

Mehmed II takes the city after 53 days of siege; eleven centuries of Byzantium end and Istanbul begins.

20 Jumādā al-Ūlā 857 AH29 May 1453DayAttestedOttoman · Anatolia · Conquest
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Battle of Muʾtah غزوة مؤتة

Three thousand meet the Byzantine frontier army east of the Jordan; the three appointed commanders fall one after another.

Jumādā al-Ūlā 8 AH≈ Sep 629MonthAttestedProphetic era · Levant · Battle
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