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The Ottomans capture Euboea.

Historical image related to The Ottomans capture Euboea. from July 12, 1470

Ottoman Empire

Turkish empire (c. 1299–1922)

The Ottoman Empire, also called the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th…
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Siege of Negroponte (1470)

1470 battle during the First Ottoman–Venetian War

The siege of Negroponte was fought between the forces of the Ottoman Empire, led by Sultan Mehmed II in person, and the garrison of the Venetian colony of Negroponte (Chalcis), the capital of the Venetian possession of Euboea in Central Greece. The Ottoman sultan Mehmed II laid…
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July 12

Day of the year

July 12 is the 193rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 172 days remain until the end of the year.
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