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When did Mytilene become Ottoman?

Mytilene (Lesbos) · Today: Greece · Aegean and Mediterranean islands

450years under Ottoman rule

Mytilene came under Ottoman rule in 1462; Ottoman rule ended in 1912. Hayreddin Barbarossa and his brothers were born on this island.

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1462–1912 · 450 years

Chronology

  1. 1462
    Became Ottoman

    In September 1462 the army of Mehmed the Conqueror and Mahmud Pasha's fleet took the island after a short but fierce siege.

    Sultan: Mehmed II
  2. 1912
    Left Ottoman rule

    In autumn 1912 the island was taken by the Greek army and navy.

    Sultan: Mehmed V

How the total is counted: years of actual Ottoman rule are added up. Temporary occupations shorter than a year (that were reversed) are not subtracted; they appear as notes in the chronology.

In the atlas

On the atlas map the city lies in the region “Aegean Islands (Lesbos–Lemnos–Samos)”. Map colours work at region level, so the city's own dates may differ from the region's by a few years.

Open the map in 1462

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, “MİDİLLİ” (Turkish); text written for the atlas.