John Anagnostes, On the Fall of Thessalonica: a Chronicle / record source. Covers AD 1430 – 1432, with 10 events in chronological order. Text license and provenance included.
| Type | Chronicle / record |
|---|---|
| Viewpoint | Insider account |
| Years covered | AD 1430 – 1432 |
| Events | 10 events, 9 placed on the map |
| Author | Ioannes Anagnostes (Bonn 1838 편자 대역) |
| Original title | Ioannes Anagnostes, De Thessalonicensi excidio narratio (Bonn 1838, part 05) |
Regions: Southern Europe 10
| Year | Place | Event | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AD 1430 | Thessalonica | A Turkish fleet entering the harbor is driven back by a surprise attack from a single Latin trireme. | Narratio §11 (Bonn 501–502) |
| AD 1430 | Thessalonica | At dawn on 29 March the Turks cross the walls by ladders and gaps on the Trigonion side, and the city falls. | Narratio §12–13 (Bonn 503–507) |
| AD 1430 | Thessalonica | After the fall the Turks round up about 7,000 inhabitants, bind them as prisoners and confine them in tents in their camp. | Narratio §15 (Bonn 510–511) |
| AD 1430 | Thessalonica | The Turks tear down the altars of churches and monasteries, burn icons, open saints' tombs and seize treasures and medicines. | Narratio §16 (Bonn 514–516) |
| AD 1430 | Bardarius fl. (Axios/Vardar) | Murad releases or disperses the prisoners for ransom, then moves his army to the banks of the Vardarios (Vardar) river and camps. | Narratio §17–18 (Bonn 517–519) |
| AD 1430 | Ioannina | Murad splits his army in two and sends one column toward the border of Ioannina. | Narratio §18 (Bonn 518–519) |
| AD 1430 | Thessalonica | Murad sends heralds in all directions calling on the inhabitants who fled to return. | Narratio §18 (Bonn 518–519) |
| AD 1430 – 1431 | Thessalonica | About a thousand people, those released for ransom and those who had fled, return, and the city's population begins to revive. | Narratio §19 (Bonn 520–522) |
| AD 1431 – 1432 | Thessalonica | Murad comes again and takes over all the monasteries and churches, seizing their revenues and lands. | Narratio §20 (Bonn 522–523) |
| AD 1431 – 1432 | Genitzae | Murad drives out the old Yenice (Genitsa) Turks and resettles them in Thessalonica. | Narratio §20 (Bonn 523–524) |