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Siege of Caffa (1475)

Campaign · 1475

The Third Ottoman Siege of Caffa took place in June 1475. This military operation was part of the Crimean Campaign of 1475 which aimed to bring the southern part of the peninsula under direct Ottoman control. Caffa, which was besieged both by sea and land by the Ottoman army under the command of Gedik Ahmed Pasha, surrendered after resisting for several days.

About the event

Date	June 1475
Location	Caffa, Crimean Peninsula
Result	Ottoman victory

Belligerents	Ottoman Empire	Republic of Genoa
Commanders	Gedik Ahmed Pasha	Unknown

This event in the atlas

Took place during the reign of Mehmed II (1451–1481). Mehmed II

The atlas records this territorial change for the year:

• + Crimean Khanate (Crimea and the Nogai steppe) (gain, 1475)
• + Azov–Kuban (gain, 1475)

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