The Aegean and Balkan Conquests of Mehmed the Conqueror's Reign

1455 CE · Ege / Sırbistan / Arnavutluk · military

The reign of Mehmed the Conqueror was a period of continuous expansion: Serbia (1459), the Despotate of the Morea (1460), Lesbos (1462), Bosnia (1463) and Albania (1479) were annexed to the Ottoman state.

The long wars with Venice (1463-1479) brought the Aegean under Ottoman rule. Skanderbeg's resistance in Albania was the most stubborn example of the period.

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What was The Aegean and Balkan Conquests of Mehmed the Conqueror's Reign?
The reign of Mehmed the Conqueror was a period of continuous expansion: Serbia (1459), the Despotate of the Morea (1460), Lesbos (1462), Bosnia (1463) and Albania (1479) were annexed to the Ottoman state.
When did The Aegean and Balkan Conquests of Mehmed the Conqueror's Reign happen?
1455 CE
Where did The Aegean and Balkan Conquests of Mehmed the Conqueror's Reign take place?
Ege / Sırbistan / Arnavutluk