1449-1482:After Constantine Ⅺ (1405-1482 ''The Restorer of the World'') Became Emperor, He tried to seek allies, Going in 1449 To Moscow, Meeting Vasily II (1415-1462 ''The Blind''), To convince him to send anything to Help them, But he refused, Until a Assassin Tried to Kill Them, But Was killed by Constantine himself.
In this they became friends and in July 1449, Signed The Treaty of Moscow which Began the Russo-Byzantine Alliance (1449-Now).
In This Constantine earned 500 Gold Bars and 11 800 Infantry, When he returned to Constantinople he used his new men to build up his Untrained army to Be stronger and Using the Money to Get better Equipment.
Also Named in 1451 His Only Kid, Sofia (1428-1480) as Heir, as she gave Birth to His Only Grandchild, Constantine XII (1451-1520 ''The Reformer'').
Also Begins Intensive Reforms to the Military and Government to rid it of Corruption and Incompetence.
In 1453, Mehmed II (1432-1468) Took 100K Men and Besieged Constantinople For 168 Days. During the Siege's First 150 Days saw the city holding firm. On Day 155, Giovanni Giustiniani (1418-1480) And 700 men charged the Ottomans at the Golden Horn at night, Destroying their entire Fleet. It was a Disaster for Mehmed II.
On the last day Constantine XI Attacked the Cannons And captured them. This Ended the Siege, Mehmed II left in Defeat, He lost 95K Men, Constantine lost only 7K men.
In This Aftermath, Constantine XI decided to Attack. In 1454 the 20K Byzantine Army armed with New Weapons, Began 4 attacks, Constantine XI Lead 5K Men Near Constantinople, Giovanni Lead 5K Men in Greece and the final 2 Forces were to Land in Crete and Crimea Under Generals John (1413-1480) and Alexander (1418-1479).
By 1458, Crimea, Greece and Southern Bulgaria were liberated.
With this, Constantine XI Offered Peace to Mehmed II, Who refused.In Constantinople, Orthodox Christians Of Asia Moved to the City, beginning a Golden age, Where it was completely rebuilt, With the City Getting a New set of Walls, The Constantine Walls, It took until 1480 to be completed.
In 1460, The Byzantine Army, Attacked To Retake The Balkans.I n the Battle of Kosovo In 1461, Albania Joined the Byzantine Empire, With Skanderbeg (1405-1470) Becoming a Close Ally of Constantine XI, Mehmed II fled to Asia, From 1461-66, Constantine Took Over the Balkans south of The Danube, General Alexander tried to Take Belgrade, But failed.
In 1467, Constantine crossed into Asia with Giovanni and 6K Soldiers, Leaving the Empire to Constantine XII, Who Continued the Reforms On The Empire and Solidifying the Empire's Lands. By 1468 he took Izmir and Gained 15K More men by the Garrison's surrender.
In 1468 at the Battle of Bursa, His 20K Army Beat the Last Ottoman Army of 50K, after harsh fighting, losses were 7.1K against 40.2K, Including the Sultan himself, Killed fighting Constantine XI.
The Ottoman Empire Collapsed And Constantine XI spent the next 7 Years taking all of Ancient Roman Anatolia.
He then turned to Wallachia when Vlad The Impaler came back, Crushed him in 1476, Finally in 1477, He returned to Constantinople.
His Final years is marked by Him creating Schools, Hospitals and General Built up of life And Centralizing power to end anyone trying to Take the Throne again as in his Reign, 21 Plots were destroyed by Giovanni Giustiniani, his Most Loyal Ally. But In 1480 Giovanni died, Constantine XI Mourned him deeply.
On January 6th 1482 Constantine XI Died, In His Reign, He Made the Byzantine Empire feared again.
His Grandson, Constantine XII(1451-1520 ''The Reformer'') Became Emperor.
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