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The Ottoman Empire at the beginning of Mehmed II's second reign Roumeli Hissar Castle, built by Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and 1452, before the Fall of Constantinople. When Mehmed II ascended the throne again in 1451, he devoted himself to strengthening the Ottoman navy and made preparations for an attack on Constantinople.
Jan 10, 2013 · Mehmed II (b. 1432, Edirne – d. 1481, Hünkârçayırı, near Gebze) was the 7th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1444-1446, 1451-1481). He was also known as Mehmed the Conqueror (Fatih Sultan Mehmet).
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Ottoman Empire. Russia. Key People: Aleksey Fyodorovich, Prince Orlov. Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi, (July 8, 1833), defensive alliance signed between the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the village of Hünkâr İskelesi, near Istanbul, by which the Ottoman Empire became a virtual protectorate of Russia.
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Designed by notable architect Kemalettin Bey and built between 1916 and 1926, this Ottoman Revivalist–style building originally functioned as an office…
The Great Turkish War ( German: Großer Türkenkrieg ), also called the Wars of the Holy League ( Turkish: Kutsal İttifak Savaşları ), was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League consisting of the Holy Roman Empire, Poland-Lithuania, Venice, Russia, and the Kingdom of Hungary.
Mar 16, 2024 · Mehmet),(also known as el-Fātiḥ (الفاتح), "the Conqueror", in Ottoman Turkish, or, in modern Turkish, Fatih Sultan Mehmet; Known as Mahomet II in early modern Europe) (March 30, 1432, Edirne – May 3, 1481, Hünkârçayırı, near Gebze) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Rûm until the conquest) for a short time from 1444 to September ...
At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire, transforming the Ottoman state into an empire. Mehmed continued his conquests in Asia, with the Anatolian reunification, and in Europe, as far as Bosnia and Croatia.
