Siege of Corinth (1458)

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The Siege of Corinth (1458) was an Ottoman military operation in which Sultan Mehmed II’s forces captured the strategic city of Corinth from the Despotate of the Morea, consolidating Ottoman control over the Peloponnese.

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instanceOf military operation
siege
alsoKnownAs Ottoman siege of Corinth (1458) NERFINISHED
belligerent Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire
combatant Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
commander Mehmed II NERFINISHED
conflict Ottoman–Morean conflict NERFINISHED
country Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED
date 1458
era early Ottoman period in Greece
late Middle Ages
followedBy further Ottoman consolidation in the Peloponnese
follows Fall of Constantinople NERFINISHED
earlier Ottoman campaigns in the Morea
geographicalContext Isthmus of Corinth NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Byzantine Morea NERFINISHED
involvedSovereign Sultan Mehmed II NERFINISHED
location Corinth NERFINISHED
Morea NERFINISHED
Peloponnese NERFINISHED
objective capture of the city of Corinth
securing Ottoman control of the Peloponnese
partOf Ottoman conquest of the Morea NERFINISHED
Ottoman expansion into the Peloponnese NERFINISHED
precededBy Ottoman advances into the Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED
result Ottoman victory
capture of Corinth by the Ottomans
consolidation of Ottoman control over the Peloponnese
end of Despotate of the Morea control of Corinth
significance key step in Ottoman domination of southern Greece
reduced remaining autonomy of the Despotate of the Morea
strategicImportance control of the Isthmus of Corinth
gateway between central Greece and the Peloponnese
theatreOfWar Greek peninsula
year 1458

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Ottoman conquest of the Morea significantBattle Siege of Corinth (1458)