1453-05-29

(29 May) Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II conquered the Byzantine capital city of Constantinople after a…

1453-05-26

(26 May) Sultan Mehmed II summoned his inner Council. Grand Vizier Halil Pasha insisted to…

1453-05-28

(28 May) Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror prepared his troops for the final assault on the city…

1857-05-10

(10 May) The First Indian War of Independence or Indian Uprising of 1857 began in…

1630-05-05

(5 May) Ottoman Grand Vizier, Gazi Hüsrev Pasha, defeated a large Safavid army under Zainal Khan…

1529-05-06

(6 May) Mughal Emperor, Zahir ud-Din Muhammad Babur won the Battle of Ghaghra against an Afghan-Bengal…

1101-05-02

(2 May) The Siege of Caesarea began during the First Crusade. The Fatimid-ruled city (Caesarea)…

0711-04-30

(30 April) Umayyad commander Tariq bin Ziyad landed at Gibraltar to begin the Arab Muslim Conquest…