Which Tribe Conquered Constantinople In 1453 And Renamed It Istanbul?

Which Tribe Conquered Constantinople In 1453 And Renamed It Istanbul? In 1453, Mehmed II the Conqueror led the Ottoman Turks in seizing the ancient city of Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire’s capital. This put an end to 1,000-year reign of the Byzantine Empire. Sultan Mehmed renamed the city Istanbul and made it the new capital of