Ottoman conquest of Caffa

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The Ottoman conquest of Caffa was a 1475 military campaign in which the Ottoman Empire seized the key Black Sea port of Caffa from Genoese control, marking the end of Genoese dominance in Crimea and strengthening Ottoman influence in the region.

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Conquest of Crimea (1475) 1
Ottoman conquest of Caffa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
siege
aftermath Caffa incorporated into the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire gained strategic control over northern Black Sea trade routes
belligerent Genoese colonies in Crimea
surface form: Genoese colony of Caffa
combatant Genoese garrison of Caffa
Ottoman navy
surface form: Ottoman fleet
conflictOf Ottoman–Genoese wars
controlledByAfter Ottoman Empire
controlledByBefore Genoese colonies in Crimea
surface form: Genoese colony of Caffa

Republic of Genoa
countryInvolved Ottoman Empire
Republic of Genoa
date 1475
historicalContext Ottoman consolidation of control over Black Sea ports
historicalPeriod 15th century
location Black Sea region
Caffa
Crimea
modernCountry Ukraine
partOf Ottoman territorial expansion
surface form: Ottoman expansion into the Black Sea
placeNow Feodosia
precededBy Genoese rule in Caffa
relatedTo Crimean Khanate
Genoese colonies in the Black Sea
result Ottoman control of Caffa
Ottoman victory
end of Genoese control of Caffa
end of Genoese dominance in Crimea
strengthening of Ottoman influence in Crimea
strengthening of Ottoman influence in the Black Sea
significance expanded Ottoman naval and commercial power in the Black Sea
marked the end of Genoese dominance in Crimea
secured a key Black Sea port for the Ottoman Empire
target Genoese colonies in Crimea
surface form: Genoese colony of Caffa

Genoese power in the Black Sea
theatre Black Sea
Crimea
typeOfConflict naval and land operation
year 1475

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Genoese colonies in Crimea significantEvent Ottoman conquest of Caffa
Ottoman territorial expansion hasKeyEvent Ottoman conquest of Caffa
this entity surface form: Conquest of Crimea (1475)