Siege of Patras (1458)
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The Siege of Patras (1458) was an Ottoman military operation in which Sultan Mehmed II’s forces captured the strategic port city of Patras from the Despotate of the Morea, consolidating Ottoman control over the Peloponnese.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Patras (1458) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Siege of Patras (1458) Context triple: [Ottoman conquest of the Morea, significantBattle, Siege of Patras (1458)]
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Siege of Patras
The Siege of Patras was a key late-17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, during which Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port city of Patras in the course of the Morean War.
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Siege of Constantinople 1422
The Siege of Constantinople in 1422 was an unsuccessful Ottoman attempt under Sultan Murad II to capture the Byzantine capital three decades before its eventual fall in 1453.
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Siege of Trebizond (1461)
The Siege of Trebizond (1461) was the Ottoman campaign that captured the last Byzantine successor state on the Black Sea, effectively ending the Empire of Trebizond and completing Ottoman control over the region.
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Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402)
The Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) was a prolonged Ottoman blockade of the Byzantine capital under Sultan Bayezid I that nearly brought the weakened empire to collapse before being lifted due to Timur’s invasion of Anatolia.
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Ottoman siege of Otranto (1480–1481)
The Ottoman siege of Otranto (1480–1481) was a major late 15th-century Ottoman military campaign in southern Italy that resulted in the brief capture of the port city of Otranto and the massacre of many of its inhabitants, shocking Christian Europe and influencing subsequent Italian and papal defense efforts.
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Target entity: Siege of Patras (1458) Target entity description: The Siege of Patras (1458) was an Ottoman military operation in which Sultan Mehmed II’s forces captured the strategic port city of Patras from the Despotate of the Morea, consolidating Ottoman control over the Peloponnese.
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A.
Siege of Patras
The Siege of Patras was a key late-17th-century Ottoman–Venetian military engagement in the Peloponnese, during which Venetian forces sought to capture the strategic port city of Patras in the course of the Morean War.
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B.
Siege of Constantinople 1422
The Siege of Constantinople in 1422 was an unsuccessful Ottoman attempt under Sultan Murad II to capture the Byzantine capital three decades before its eventual fall in 1453.
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C.
Siege of Trebizond (1461)
The Siege of Trebizond (1461) was the Ottoman campaign that captured the last Byzantine successor state on the Black Sea, effectively ending the Empire of Trebizond and completing Ottoman control over the region.
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D.
Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402)
The Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) was a prolonged Ottoman blockade of the Byzantine capital under Sultan Bayezid I that nearly brought the weakened empire to collapse before being lifted due to Timur’s invasion of Anatolia.
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E.
Ottoman siege of Otranto (1480–1481)
The Ottoman siege of Otranto (1480–1481) was a major late 15th-century Ottoman military campaign in southern Italy that resulted in the brief capture of the port city of Otranto and the massacre of many of its inhabitants, shocking Christian Europe and influencing subsequent Italian and papal defense efforts.
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Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| aftermath | Ottoman consolidation of power in the Morea ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ottoman conquest of Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman–Byzantine wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attacker | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Despotate of the Morea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinReignOf | Mehmed II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Mehmed II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ottoman–Morean conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | Ottoman–Byzantine conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1458 ⓘ |
| defender | Despotate of the Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1458 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further Ottoman advances in the Morea ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Despotate of the Morea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-1453 Ottoman expansion after the Fall of Constantinople ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledBy | Mehmed II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morea NERFINISHED ⓘ Patras NERFINISHED ⓘ Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Patras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the strategic port city of Patras ⓘ |
| opponentLeader | Despotate of the Morea local authorities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman conquest of the Morea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman expansion into the Peloponnese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeCaptured | Patras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Ottoman campaigns in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| result |
Ottoman victory
ⓘ
capture of Patras by the Ottomans ⓘ consolidation of Ottoman control over the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| significance | key step in Ottoman domination of southern Greece ⓘ |
| startTime | 1458 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of a major port on the Gulf of Patras
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strengthening Ottoman naval and logistical position in western Greece ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Patras (1458) Description of subject: The Siege of Patras (1458) was an Ottoman military operation in which Sultan Mehmed II’s forces captured the strategic port city of Patras from the Despotate of the Morea, consolidating Ottoman control over the Peloponnese.
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