Capture of Thessalonica

Date: March 29, 1430 • Location: Sykiés, Greece

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1430.

The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice.

The Ottoman Empire, also known historically as Turkey or the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early 20th century, centred in modern-day Turkey. It also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.