Who conquered the Byzantine Empire?

Who conquered the Byzantine Empire?

• A. Mongol invaders
• B. Ottoman Turks
• C. Sassanian Persians
• D. Avars

Answer: (B)

The end of the Byzantine Empire came when the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople in 1453 after a long siege led by Mehmed II. This victory destroyed the Byzantine state and established the Ottoman Empire as the dominant power in southeastern Europe and western Asia. The last emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, died defending the city, a moment that symbolizes the empire’s final fall. While groups like the Mongol invaders, Sassanian Persians, and Avars interacted with Byzantium over the centuries, none of them completed its conquest. The fall reshaped regional power, altered trade dynamics, and helped propel the rise of the Ottoman Empire.

The end of the Byzantine Empire came when the Ottoman Turks captured Constantinople in 1453 after a long siege led by Mehmed II. This victory destroyed the Byzantine state and established the Ottoman Empire as the dominant power in southeastern Europe and western Asia. The last emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, died defending the city, a moment that symbolizes the empire’s final fall. While groups like the Mongol invaders, Sassanian Persians, and Avars interacted with Byzantium over the centuries, none of them completed its conquest. The fall reshaped regional power, altered trade dynamics, and helped propel the rise of the Ottoman Empire.