Who were the Muslims for Asia Minor who defeated the Byzantine Empire and captured Constantinople, renaming it Istanbul?
2 Answers
The Ottoman Turks.
Explanation:
Like the Seljuk Turks before them the Ottoman Turks were a nomadic group of warriors from the steeps of Asia. The Ottoman Turks converted to Islam and became warriors in the name of Islam.
The Ottoman Turks aggressively fought the Byzantine Empire, taking more and more territory from the Eastern Roman Empire in Asia Minor, what is now known as Turkey. The conquests of the Ottomans further weakened the Byzantine Empire that had been hard hit by the fourth Crusade that sacked Constantinople.
Finally the Byzantine Empire was reduced to basically just the city of Constantinople. The Byzantine army was reduced to almost nothing. Only the thick defensive walls protected the Empire from complete destruction. The Ottoman Turks found a hole in the wall and conquered the city in 1453 renaming it Istanbul.
Ottoman Empire
Explanation:
Fatih the Conqueror, or Mehmet the Second, was emperor at that time. He was young. He ordered ships to be conveyed by a railway like system to invade the Golden Horn (Halic in Turkish) due to the fact that the Byzantine Empire built a chain to stop ship traffic entering from the Bosphorus. It was a very long war and 29th of May, 1453 Constantinople (Istanbul) was captured by the Ottoman Army.
Some people argue that Aksemseddin (the adviser (or science teacher) of Fatih (Mehmet the Second) prayed whole night to ask God support Ottoman soldiers.
