Byzantine ‘Visions’ of the OĴoman Empire: Theories of OĴoman Legitimacy by Byzantine Scholars aĞer the Fall of Constantinople

The fall of Constantinople in 1453 signified both the end of the Byzantine state, and the final realization of the enforcement of OĴoman rule over its former core lands and subjects. The new state of affairs naturally gave rise to ideological responses and, more generally, it prompted different reactions in those who identified themselves with the extinct Byzantine state, irrespective of whether or not they lived in OĴoman territory.