It was renamed Istanbul (meaning 'to the city') in 1930.
Constantinople was often referred to as "Istanbul" after the siege in 1453, but officially it changed name to Istanbul in 1930.
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Constantinople
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Istanbul
Constantinople was not a Mongol city. It was the Capital of the Byzantine Empire. The were no Mongols
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Constantine lead the Byzantines and Mehmed led the Ottomans.
The Ottomans took over Constantinople or what Hungary is today.
1123 years :)
The Ottomans began their final siege of the city of Constantinople on 2 April 1453, attacking in waves. On 29 May 1453 the Ottomans, under the command of Sultan Mehmed II, conquered Constantinople. The city was renamed Istanbul, and it remained capital of the Ottoman Empire until the empire's dissolution in 1922.
It was built during the reign of Ottomans. Originally, it was a church.