Siege

Siege of Thessalonica

Jun 1422 – 7 Apr 1430 · 40.64° N, 22.95° E

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Jun 1422 – 7 Apr 1430
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
40.64° N, 22.95° E
Description
1422 part of Ottoman conquests in Europe

Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430)

Ottoman capture of the Byzantine city

The siege of Thessalonica between 1422 and 1430 saw the Ottoman Empire, under Sultan Murad II, capture the city of Thessalonica. Afterwards, the city remained in Ottoman hands for the next five centuries until it became part of the Kingdom of Greece in 1912.

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