Constantinople no more.... Istanbal it is!!
Submitted by webminister on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 20:54Constantinople no more.... Istanbul it is!!!
In May of 1453 the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, was invaded by an Ottoman army. The commander of the Ottoman army was a 21 yr old Sultan Mehmed II. Defending the City was Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos. Constantinople or Istanbul, what side are you on? The Shire of Stonegate wants to know!