The Last Stand of Byzantium: The Fall of Trebizond (1461)

📜 The Fall of Trebizond (1461) — The Final End of Byzantium Eight years after the fall of Constantinople, one last fragment of the Byzantine Empire still clung to life on the distant shores of the Black Sea: the Empire of Trebizond. Protected by mountains, enriched by trade, and ruled by the proud Komnenos dynasty, Trebizond survived for centuries as the final echo of a dying civilization. But in 1461, Sultan Mehmed II — “The Conqueror” — set his sights on the lone surviving Byzantine state. What followed was a calculated and unstoppable campaign by land and sea, sealing Trebizond’s fate and erasing the last independent remnant of Byzantium. In this episode, we explore: ⚔️ Mehmed II’s strategy to isolate Trebizond 🏰 The siege that shook the city’s ancient walls 👑 The final days of Emperor David Komnenos 📉 How Trebizond’s fall marked the true end of a 1,000-year empire 🌍 And how the Ottomans reshaped the region afterward This is the forgotten final chapter of Byzantine history — the moment an empire of a thousand years finally vanished. 🔔 Subscribe for more cinematic history episodes! #OttomanEmpire #ByzantineEmpire #History #Trebizond #MehmedII #FallOfTrebizond #HistoryDocumentary #HistoriTale