1098-06-02

(2 June) Seljukid city of Antioch fell to the Crusaders during the First Crusade. The…

0878-05-21

(21 May) The Siege of Syracuse (877–878) ended with the Aghlabid victory. The city of…

1565-05-18

(18 May) The Great Siege of Malta began. The siege lasted for nearly four months…

1101-05-17

(17 May) The Fatimid-ruled city, Caesarea, fell to the Crusaders after a 15-day-long siege during…

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…