The Palaeologus emperors largely abandoned it, ruling from Blachernae, so that when Mehmed II entered the city in 1453, he found it ruined and abandoned.
The Palaeologus emperors largely abandoned it. He found it ruined and abandoned. Mehmed II entered the city in 1453. The Palaeologus emperors largely were ruling from Blachernae. He found it ruined and abandoned. Mehmed II entered the city in 1453.