Ottoman conquest of the Morea

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The Ottoman conquest of the Morea was the mid-15th-century campaign in which the Ottoman Empire subdued and annexed the Peloponnese peninsula, extinguishing the last major Byzantine-held territory in mainland Greece.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ottoman–Byzantine conflict
military campaign
belligerent Byzantine loyalist forces
Despotate of the Morea
Ottoman Empire
chronology mid-15th century
commandedBy Mehmed II
surface form: Sultan Mehmed II
commander Mehmed II
conflict Despotate of the Morea
Ottoman Empire
countryInvolved Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire
endTime 1460
followedBy Ottoman consolidation of southern Greece
follows Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD
surface form: Fall of Constantinople
hasCause Ottoman policy of territorial expansion
fall of Constantinople
weakening of the Byzantine Empire
hasEffect annexation of the Morea by the Ottoman Empire
end of major Byzantine rule in mainland Greece
end of the Despotate of the Morea
integration of the Peloponnese into the Ottoman provincial system
historicalRegionAffected Despotate of the Morea
surface form: Byzantine Morea
historicalSignificance extinguished last major Byzantine-held territory in mainland Greece
involvedEvent flight of Thomas Palaiologos to the West
submission of local Greek lords
surrender of remaining fortresses in 1460
locatedIn Morea
Peloponnese
mainland Greece
opponent Despotate of the Morea
local Albanian and Greek forces
opposingCommander Demetrios Palaiologos
Thomas Palaiologos
local Greek magnates
partOf Ottoman territorial expansion
surface form: Ottoman expansion into the Balkans

history of the Ottoman Empire
history of the Peloponnese
precededBy Byzantine–Ottoman wars
surface form: Ottoman–Byzantine wars
result Ottoman victory
significantBattle Siege of Corinth (1458)
Siege of Patras (1458)
campaign of 1460 in the Morea
startTime 1458
territorialChange Morea annexed by the Ottoman Empire
timePeriod Late Middle Ages
usedMilitaryStrategy fortress reduction
rapid cavalry raids
siege warfare

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Despot of the Morea endedBy Ottoman conquest of the Morea
Duchy of Athens importantEvent Ottoman conquest of the Morea
this entity surface form: Ottoman conquest of Athens in 1456–1458
Ottoman territorial expansion hasKeyEvent Ottoman conquest of the Morea
this entity surface form: Conquest of Morea (1460)
Ottoman governors of the Morea afterEvent Ottoman conquest of the Morea
Ottoman governors of the Morea afterEvent Ottoman conquest of the Morea
this entity surface form: Ottoman conquest of the Peloponnese
Morea Column commemoratesCampaign Ottoman conquest of the Morea
this entity surface form: Morean (Peloponnesian) campaign against the Ottoman Empire