text_original: The rest of his Hfe was spent in rescuing Albania and harassing the Turks, but his strength was not sufficient to divert the Sultan from his one great object, the establishment of Mussulman rule in Christian Constantinople. Last Siege The final siege of the Greek capital was begun by thiopC""the Sultan Mahomet II. in the spring of 1453; Con  1*5^ stantine, son of John VI., was the last Christian Emperor of the East.
text_transcription: THE REST OF HIS LIFE WAS SPENT IN RESCUING ALBANIA AND HARASSING THE TURKS BUT HIS STRENGTH WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO DIVERT THE SULTAN FROM HIS ONE GREAT OBJECT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MUSSULMAN RULE IN CHRISTIAN CONSTANTINOPLE THE FINAL SIEGE OF THE GREEK CAPITAL WAS BEGUN BY THE SULTAN MOHAMMED THE SECOND IN THE SPRING OF FOURTEEN FIFTY THREE CONSTANTINE SON OF JOHN THE SIXTH WAS THE LAST CHRISTIAN EMPEROR OF THE EAST
phonemes: ðə ɹˈɛst ʌv hɪz ˌeɪtʃˌɛfˈiː wʌz spˈɛnt ɪn ɹˈɛskjuːɪŋ ælbˈeɪniə ænd hɚɹˈæsɪŋ ðə tˈɜːks, bˌʌt hɪz stɹˈɛŋθ wʌz nˌɑːt səfˈɪʃənt tə daɪvˈɜːt ðə sˈʌltən fɹʌm hɪz wˈʌn ɡɹˈeɪt ˈɑːbdʒɛkt, ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌv mˈʌsʌlmən ɹˈuːl ɪn kɹˈɪstʃən kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl. lˈæst sˈiːdʒ ðə fˈaɪnəl sˈiːdʒ ʌvðə ɡɹˈiːk kˈæpɪɾəl wʌz bɪɡˈʌn baɪ θˌaɪoʊp sˈiː""ðə sˈʌltən mˈæhɑːmɪt ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː. ɪnðə spɹˈɪŋ ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈɔːɹhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː; kˈɑːn wˈʌn ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk fˈaɪv stˈæntiːn, sˈʌn ʌv dʒˈɑːn vˌiːˈaɪ., wʌzðə lˈæst kɹˈɪstʃən ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈiːst.