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Why Constantinople was an easy target for Mehmed II.

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Constantinople was an easy target for Mehmed II because Byzantine forces were small in comparison with Ottoman's forces.

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The fall of Constantinople was a turning point for Roman empire as it marked the end of Middle ages and heralded the flag of Renaissance. The Byzantine empire was the pillar of the eastern Roman empire and with the fall of Byzantine empire, Roman empire fall down.

On May 29, 1453, Ottomon empire defeated the Byzantine empire. According to historians, Constantinople was an easy target for Mehmed II because the army or forces were small of Byzantine empire in comparison with the Ottomon empire. This difference in the number of forces made the fall of Constantinople easy.

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