Occupation of Constantinople

Target entity: Occupation of Constantinople
Context triple: [Allied occupation authorities in Istanbul, partOf, Occupation of Constantinople]

• A. 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.
• 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. Ottoman conquest of Caffa
  The Ottoman conquest of Caffa was a 1475 military campaign in which the Ottoman Empire seized the key Black Sea port of Caffa from Genoese control, marking the end of Genoese dominance in Crimea and strengthening Ottoman influence in the region.
• D. Siege of Nicaea
  The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
• E. Byzantine conquest of 1018
  The Byzantine conquest of 1018 was the campaign by Emperor Basil II that ended the independence of the First Bulgarian Empire and incorporated its territories into the Byzantine Empire.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Occupation of Constantinople
Target entity description: The Occupation of Constantinople was the post-World War I military control and administration of the Ottoman capital by Allied powers, which marked a crucial phase in the empire’s dissolution and the emergence of modern Turkey.

• A. 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.
• 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. Ottoman conquest of Caffa
  The Ottoman conquest of Caffa was a 1475 military campaign in which the Ottoman Empire seized the key Black Sea port of Caffa from Genoese control, marking the end of Genoese dominance in Crimea and strengthening Ottoman influence in the region.
• D. Siege of Nicaea
  The Siege of Nicaea was a pivotal 1097 military campaign in the First Crusade in which Crusader and Byzantine forces captured the Seljuk-held city of Nicaea, opening the way into Anatolia.
• E. Byzantine conquest of 1018
  The Byzantine conquest of 1018 was the campaign by Emperor Basil II that ended the independence of the First Bulgarian Empire and incorporated its territories into the Byzantine Empire.
• F. None of above. chosen