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Founded capital, named it after himself. It was one of the largest and wealthiest city.
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Was about a week. It was the most violent riot in the Constantinople history. Nearly half the city beeing burned/destroyed & tens of thousands people killed.
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Church in Constantinople was a Cathedra of the city. Rebuilt version of church
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defends constantinople against the bulgurs
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involved greek & latin branches of Chalecedonian Christanity. The disputes were about the source of holy water, use of unleavened bread, papal supremacy, etc.
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First Crusades. Christans from Western Europe responded to Pope Urbans plea to go to war against muslim forces in holy land.
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Originally inteded to conquer muslim, but they got in argument to divert to constantinople, capital of byzantine empire & restore his depsed father as emperor.
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capture of the capital of the eastern roman empire by invading army of the ottoman empire
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Arab penninsula had expanded making the Byzantine to lose territory. They kept losing territory which was the cause of the empires downfall
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wanted to gain back more land they lost. Had an army of 30,000 men but lost the battle
