Fall of Thessalonica (1430)

Target entity: Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
Context triple: [Byzantine–Ottoman wars, includedEvent, Fall of Thessalonica (1430)]

• A. Siege of Constantinople 1422
  The Siege of Constantinople in 1422 was an unsuccessful Ottoman attempt under Sultan Murad II to capture the Byzantine capital three decades before its eventual fall in 1453.
• B. Ottoman conquest of the Morea
  The Ottoman conquest of the Morea was the mid-15th-century campaign in which the Ottoman Empire subdued and annexed the Peloponnese peninsula, extinguishing the last major Byzantine-held territory in mainland Greece.
• C. Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402)
  The Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) was a prolonged Ottoman blockade of the Byzantine capital under Sultan Bayezid I that nearly brought the weakened empire to collapse before being lifted due to Timur’s invasion of Anatolia.
• D. Sack of Constantinople in 1204
  The Sack of Constantinople in 1204 was a devastating capture and plunder of the Byzantine capital by Western European Crusaders, which fatally weakened the Byzantine Empire and reshaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean.
• E. Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD
  The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD was the Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine capital, marking the end of the Eastern Roman Empire and a pivotal shift in the balance of power between Europe and the Islamic world.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Fall of Thessalonica (1430)
Target entity description: The Fall of Thessalonica (1430) was the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the key Byzantine city of Thessalonica, marking a major step in Ottoman expansion into the Balkans and the decline of Byzantine power.

• A. Siege of Constantinople 1422
  The Siege of Constantinople in 1422 was an unsuccessful Ottoman attempt under Sultan Murad II to capture the Byzantine capital three decades before its eventual fall in 1453.
• B. Ottoman conquest of the Morea
  The Ottoman conquest of the Morea was the mid-15th-century campaign in which the Ottoman Empire subdued and annexed the Peloponnese peninsula, extinguishing the last major Byzantine-held territory in mainland Greece.
• C. Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402)
  The Siege of Constantinople (1394–1402) was a prolonged Ottoman blockade of the Byzantine capital under Sultan Bayezid I that nearly brought the weakened empire to collapse before being lifted due to Timur’s invasion of Anatolia.
• D. Sack of Constantinople in 1204
  The Sack of Constantinople in 1204 was a devastating capture and plunder of the Byzantine capital by Western European Crusaders, which fatally weakened the Byzantine Empire and reshaped the political and religious landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean.
• E. Fall of Constantinople 1453 AD
  The Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD was the Ottoman conquest of the Byzantine capital, marking the end of the Eastern Roman Empire and a pivotal shift in the balance of power between Europe and the Islamic world.
• F. None of above. chosen