Siege of Constantinople

626 siege
Event siege Q312268
Siege of Constantinople
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Siege of Constantinople

Summary

Siege of Constantinople is a siege[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Siege of Constantinople is in the country of Byzantine Empire[3].
  • Siege of Constantinople's instance of is recorded as siege[4].
  • Siege of Constantinople's instance of is recorded as battle[5].
  • Siege of Constantinople took place at Constantinople[6].
  • Siege of Constantinople is part of Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628[7].
  • Siege of Constantinople is part of Avar–Byzantine Wars[8].
  • Siege of Constantinople's Commons category is recorded as Siege of Constantinople (626)[9].
  • Siege of Constantinople began on June 626[10].
  • Siege of Constantinople ended on July 626[11].
  • Siege of Constantinople's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.01224, 'lon': 28.976018}[12].
  • A participant in Siege of Constantinople was Byzantine Empire[13].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Constantinople was Sasanian Empire[14].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Constantinople was Avar Khaganate[15].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Constantinople was Sclaveni[16].
  • Among those involved in Siege of Constantinople was Bulgars[17].
  • Siege of Constantinople's different from is recorded as Fall of Constantinople[18].
  • Siege of Constantinople's different from is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[19].
  • Siege of Constantinople's different from is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[20].
  • Siege of Constantinople's different from is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[21].
  • Siege of Constantinople's different from is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[22].
  • Siege of Constantinople's different from is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[23].
  • Siege of Constantinople's different from is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[24].
  • Siege of Constantinople's different from is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[25].
  • Siege of Constantinople's different from is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[26].
  • Siege of Constantinople's different from is recorded as Siege of Constantinople[27].

Body

When and Where

Siege of Constantinople began on June 626[10]. It ended on July 626[11]. It took place at Constantinople[6]. It is in the country of Byzantine Empire[3].

Context

Part of include Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628[7], a war[28] and Avar–Byzantine Wars[8], a war[29]. Recorded instance of include siege[4] and battle[5].

Participants

Recorded participant include Byzantine Empire[13], Sasanian Empire[14], Avar Khaganate[15], Sclaveni[16], and Bulgars[17].

Why It Matters

Siege of Constantinople ranks in the top 5% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (681 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Byzantine Empire
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33907|batch #33907]]: Siege of Constantinople"
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Country Byzantine Empire
    Instance of
    Location Constantinople
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539667005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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