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This city's capture by Ottoman forces in 1453 ended the Byzantine Empire. Name the event.

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Your new ahaFall of Constantinople

Fall of Constantinople: 1453 Ottoman conquest ending the Byzantine Empire. Source: Fall of Constantinople ↗

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