| AD | Scope Of Chapter LXVIII |
|---|---|
| 1450-1452 | Character of Mahomet II |
| 1451-1481 | His Reign. Hostile Intentions of Mahomet. He builds a fortress on the Bosphorus; The Turkish War |
| 1452,1453 | Preparations for the Siege of Constantinople; The Great Cannon of Mahomet. |
| 1453 | Mahomet II. forms the Siege of Constantinople; —Forces of the Turks, Forces of the Greeks. |
| 1452 | False Union of the Two Churches; Obstinacy and Fanaticism of the Greeks. |
| 1453 | Siege of Constantinople by Mahomet II.; Attack and Defence, Succour and Victory of four Ships Mahomet transports his Navy Overland Distress of the City; Preparations of the Turks for the General Assault; Last Farewell of the Emperor and the Greeks The General Assault; Death of the Emperor Constantine Palaeologus, Loss of the City and Empire The Turks enter and pillage Constantinople; Captivity of the Greeks. Amount of the Spoil Mahomet II. visits the City, St. Sophia, the Palace, &c.; His Behaviour to the Greeks, He repeoples and adorns Constantinople |
| 1453 | Extinction of the Imperial Families of Comnenus and Palaeologus |
| 1460 | Loss of the Morea |
| 1461 | Loss of Trebizond |
| 1453 | Grief and Terror of Europe |
| 1481 | Death of Mahomet II. |
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