Siege of Thessalonica (1422–1430)
Videos
Page
The siege of Thessalonica between 1422 and 1430 saw the Ottoman Empire, under Sultan Murad II, capture the city of Thessalonica. Afterwards, the city remained in Ottoman hands for the next five centuries until it became part of the Kingdom of Greece in 1912.
The eastern city wall of Thessalonica, with the Thermaic Gulf in the background (2012)
Miniature (c. 1404) showing Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos (2nd from left) with his family: his oldest son and co-emperor John VIII is first from left, while the Despot Andronikos is fourth
Ottoman sultan Murad II as depicted in an idealised 19th-century portrait by Konstantin Kapıdağlı
Francesco Foscari, Doge of Venice, throughout the conflict. Portrait (1457–1460) by Lazzaro Bastiani
Murad II
Videos
Page
Murad II was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451.
Painting by Paolo Veronese, c. 16th century
Sultan Murad II at archery practice (miniature painting from 1584)
Murad II and Władysław III of Poland