<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The last siege of Constantinople, contemporary 15th century French miniature </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 6 April--29 May 1453 (53 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Constantinople (present - day Istanbul) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Decisive Ottoman victory Fall of the Byzantine Empire </P> Constantinople (renamed Istanbul) becomes the Ottoman Empire's new capital </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 6 April--29 May 1453 (53 days) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Constantinople (present - day Istanbul) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Decisive Ottoman victory Fall of the Byzantine Empire </P> Constantinople (renamed Istanbul) becomes the Ottoman Empire's new capital </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 6 April--29 May 1453 (53 days) </Td> </Tr>

Why was the capture of constantinople important in ottoman history