Siege of Constantinople

The siege of Constantinople in 860 was the only major military expedition of the Rus' recorded in Byzantine and western European sources. The casus belli was the construction of the fortress Sarkel by Byzantine engineers, restricting the Rus' trade route along the Don River in favour of the Khazars.

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Which happened first?

• Siege of Constantinople began 3 years before Battle of Lalakaon
• Siege of Constantinople began 9 years before Zanj Rebellion
• Siege of Constantinople began 18 years before Battle of Edington
• Siege of Constantinople began 25 years before Siege of Paris
• Siege of Constantinople began 47 years before Battle of Pressburg

Timeline

1. Siege of Constantinople (this page)June 18, AD 860 – August 4, AD 860
2. Battle of LalakaonAD 863
3. Zanj Rebellion869–883
4. Battle of EdingtonMay AD 878
5. Siege of ParisNovember 25, AD 885 – October AD 886
6. Battle of PressburgJuly 4, AD 907

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