Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in:
Constantinople fell into the hands of the Muslims in:
(A) 1253
(B) 1453
(C) 1353
(D) 1653
In 1453, May 29th signified the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks. Under their new Sultan, Mehmed II, who was called Mehmed the Conqueror, the city fell after the Ottoman forces breached the walls after a siege lasting 53 days. The Byzantine Empire crumbled, and the new capital of the Ottoman Empire was Constantinople.