Posted on 02/10/2026 12:36:59 AM PST by Cronos
In the mountains of Pontos in Anatolia another Byzantine / Roman state clung on for years after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. But, the Empire of Trebizond was conquered by the Ottomans on August 15, 1461, after over 250 years since it became independent from Constantinople. They had been a unique Roman refuge in Anatolia, surviving the threats of Seljuks and Mongols. They remained as the rest of Anatolia was conquered by the Turks. But they had got on the list of targets of Sultan Mehmed II, and they were destined to be under the rule of Constantinople again – but under Ottoman hegemony.
Mehmed’s conquest of Constantinople must have cast a spell of doom over the city. Trebizond had resisted an attack by Murad II in 1442. The Ottomans already had launched a raid of the city’s suburbs in 1456 and captured slaves & demanded a random to leave. Sultan Mehmed inevitably decided to acquire the last piece of Byzantine civilization remaining.
The army of the Sultan Mehmed spelled certain doom for Trebizond in 1461 The Ottoman Sultan sent his navy ahead, as he brought a huge army by land. Donald Nicol described the fall: The arrival of an Ottoman fleet surprised David Komnenos, the emperor. “The fields around the walls had been burnt & the city was under siege almost before the people knew what was happening. But they held out for over a month. It was a hopeless cause, and it was seen to be as good as lost when the first regiment of Mehmed’s army appeared…The Grand Vizir Mahmud sent an offer of peace with the customary terms of surrender to the emperor. The alternative was the total destruction of the city the enslavement or death of its inhabitants. David submitted, though not without some hesitation. He is said to have been pushed into his decision by his Logothete George Amiroutzes. Much has been made of the supposed treachery of Amiroutzes. But, given the known practice of the Turks in the matter of cities that resisted capture, it may well appear that Amiroutzes gave good counsel to his Emperor.” The Emperor David surrendered on August 15.
Nicol went on to compare David Komnenos with Constantine XI: “The last emperor of Trebizond was not called upon to meet his death doing heroic deeds like the last Emperor of Constantinople. He was put aboard a Turkish ship…and taken to Constantinople. After a while he was moved to Adrianople. 2 years later he was accused of complicity in a plot…the story goes that his niece, the wife of Uzun Hasan, asked him to send one of his sons to be brought up at her court. She entrusted the message to George Amiroutzes, who revealed it to the Sultan. Mehmed did not take kindly to things being·arranged behind his back, having David incarcerated. On 1 November 1463 the Sultan ordered the Emperor David, his older children, and his nephew to be executed in Constantinople. Their remains were thrown outside the walls.”
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The Ottomans took the chiefs of the city and brought them to Constantinople where they were executed. Their treasures were handed over to the Sultan, while their wives and daughters were given as presents to the Sultan's officials.
After the city's capitulation, one of the churches was converted into a mosque, where a prayer was said for the Sultan.
According to an Ottoman chronicler, "the house of the infidel became the house of Islam.
Islam delenda est.
It is of satan. The false “god” “Allah” is actually just a mask of satan.
Period, end of story.
Do not take Trebizond if allergic to Trebizond
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Quote- is of satan. The false “god” “Allah” is actually just a mask of satan.
Period, end of story.
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Thanks. Why on earth did God and Christ permit the spread of Islam? Why did God and Christ situate massive hydrocarbon deposits in those locations such as Saudi Arabia?
I’ve always wondered how Jesus would have dealt with the issue of coexisting with Islam had that religion manifested in say 150BC...BEFORE Jesus Christ’s first advent?
>> Why on earth did God and Christ permit the spread of Islam? Why did God and Christ situate massive hydrocarbon deposits in those locations such as Saudi Arabia?
Those are good and valid questions, but I believe they all trace back to the psalmist’s inspired words in Psalm 115:16 — “The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, But the earth He has given to the sons of men.”
In other words, it’s not a failing of the Almighty, it’s a deficiency of “our” stewardship of GOD’s creation.
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