<P> The capture of Constantinople ( and two other Byzantine splinter territories soon thereafter ) marked the end of the Byzantine Empire , a continuation of the Roman Empire dating to 27 BC , an imperial state lasting for nearly 1,500 years . The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople also dealt a massive blow to Christendom , as the Muslim Ottoman armies thereafter were left unchecked to advance into Europe without an adversary to their rear . After the conquest , Sultan Mehmed II transferred the capital of the Ottoman Empire from Edirne to Constantinople . </P>
<P> The capture of Constantinople ( and two other Byzantine splinter territories soon thereafter ) marked the end of the Byzantine Empire , a continuation of the Roman Empire dating to 27 BC , an imperial state lasting for nearly 1,500 years . The Ottoman conquest of Constantinople also dealt a massive blow to Christendom , as the Muslim Ottoman armies thereafter were left unchecked to advance into Europe without an adversary to their rear . After the conquest , Sultan Mehmed II transferred the capital of the Ottoman Empire from Edirne to Constantinople . </P>
the conquered city of constantinople became the capital of which empire
the conquered city of constantinople became the capital of which empire
Ottoman
Ottoman