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May 22, 2024 · Bayezid II was the elder son of the sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of Constantinople (see Fall of Constantinople). On the death of his father in 1481, his brother Cem contested the succession. Bayezid, supported by a strong faction of court officials at Constantinople, succeeded in taking the throne.
May 27, 2024 · Suleyman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire who undertook bold military campaigns and oversaw the development of Ottoman achievements in law and the arts. Among his accomplishments were the codification of a centralized legal system and building up Constantinople as the empire’s capital.
- Süleyman succeeded his father, Selim I, as sultan of the Ottoman Empire in September 1520.
- Süleyman codified a centralized legal system (kanun) for the Ottoman state, expanded both the territory and the revenue of the empire, and built up...
- Süleyman died of natural causes during a campaign to besiege the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary.
May 28, 2024 · Murad II was an Ottoman sultan (1421–44 and 1446–51) who expanded and consolidated Ottoman rule in the Balkans, pursued a policy of restraint in Anatolia, and helped lead the empire to recovery after its near demise at the hands of Timur following the Battle of Ankara (1402).
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3 days ago · Ottoman architecture is an architectural style or tradition that developed under the Ottoman Empire over a long period, undergoing some significant changes during its history. It first emerged in northwestern Anatolia in the late 13th century [3] and developed from earlier Seljuk Turkish architecture , with influences from Byzantine and Iranian ...
5 days ago · Mehmed the Conqueror, also known as Mehmed II, was a prominent Ottoman sultan who ruled from 1444 to 1446 and then from 1451 to 1481. He is best known for capturing Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1453, which marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the beginning of the Ottoman Empire’s reign.
4 days ago · Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler ( Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ ˈ v l a d ˈ ts e p e ʃ]) or Vlad Dracula ( / ˈdrækjʊlə, - jə -/; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ ˈ d r ə k u l e̯a]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.
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Bonhams Magazine | Facing the World - Mehmed II was the conqueror who seized Constantinople from Christendom. And he had a profile to match, says Peter Frankopan as shown by a portrait being offered at Bonhams
