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Siege of Constantinople (1260) 1260

Siege of Constantinople (1260): Byzantine Constantinople-en
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.

Key facts

Year1260Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraMedieval (500–1499)derived from year
LocationTurkeyNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentAsiaNatural Earth
Coordinates41.0122, 28.9760Wikidata P625

About the battle

The siege of Constantinople in 1260 was the failed attempt by the Nicene Empire, the major remnant of the fractured Byzantine Empire, to retake Constantinople from the Latin Empire and re-establish the City as the political, cultural and spiritual capital of a revived Byzantine Empire.

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Location

41.0122, 28.9760 · Turkey

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