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Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire.
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Capital of the Eastern Roman and Ottoman empires
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Sack of Constantinople
1204 conquest during the Fourth Crusade
The sack of Constantinople occurred in April 1204 and marked the culmination of the Fourth Crusade. Crusaders sacked and destroyed most of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. After the capture of the city, the Latin Empire was established and Baldwin of Flanders…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fourth Crusade
Latin Christian armed expedition (1202–1204)
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Byzantine Empire
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
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