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The first siege
معاوية يرسل الأسطول: أبو أيوب يموت على الأسوار.
The early Arab siege of Constantinople under Mu'awiya · Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan
The 717 siege
سليمان يحاصر سنة كاملة: الشتاء يهزمه.
Siege of Constantinople under Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik · سليمان بن عبد الملك
The walls
أسوار ثيودوسيوس: ألف عام تدافع.
The conquest
1453: المدفع العظيم يفتح الباب.
The city
القسطنطينية تصير إسطنبول.
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Overview
A path through eight centuries of siege: Mu'awiya in 674, Sulayman in 717, then Mehmed the Conqueror in 1453. The city resists, then falls.
Sources
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islam.museum contributors. “Sieges of Constantinople”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-constantinople-sieges/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.