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Ottoman conquest of Lesbos
1462 CE · Republic of Genoa, Europe · War
The Ottoman conquest of Lesbos took place in September 1462. The Ottoman Empire, under Sultan Mehmed II, laid siege to the island's capital, Mytilene. After its surrender, the other forts of the island surrendered as well.
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