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Siege of Trebizond

When: 15 August 1461
Where: Capital of the Empire of Trebizond
Part of: The fall of the last Byzantine-world outposts, 1461

Mehmed II besieged Trebizond in summer 1461, leading to the surrender of Emperor David Komnenos on 15 August.

The Ottoman sultan launched his response in the summer of 1461. The city held out for a month before the emperor surrendered on 15 August 1461. Mehmed entered the city, ending the last capital of the Romaioi and taking the ruler and family captive.

Sources

Empire of Trebizond Wikipedia
Siege of Trebizond (1461) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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