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Fatih Sultan Mehmet II

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Fatih Sultan Mehmet II Famous memorial

Birth
Edirne, Edirne, Türkiye
Death
3 May 1481 (aged 49)
Gebze, Kocaeli, Türkiye
Burial
Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye Add to Map
Plot
Near the Mosque of Fatih
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Turkish King. Son of 2nd Murad. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople, bringing an end to the medieval Greek Byzantine Empire.

Mehmed II (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى, romanized: Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; Turkish: II. Mehmed, pronounced [icinˈdʒi ˈmehmed]; 30 March 1432 – 3 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (Ottoman Turkish: ابو الفتح, romanized: Ebū'l-Fetḥ, lit. 'the Father of Conquest'; Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmed), was an Ottoman sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, he defeated the crusade led by John Hunyadi after the Hungarian incursions into his country broke the conditions of the truce Peace of Szeged. When Mehmed II ascended the throne again in 1451 he strengthened the Ottoman navy and made preparations to attack Constantinople. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire.
Turkish King. Son of 2nd Murad. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople, bringing an end to the medieval Greek Byzantine Empire.

Mehmed II (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى, romanized: Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; Turkish: II. Mehmed, pronounced [icinˈdʒi ˈmehmed]; 30 March 1432 – 3 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (Ottoman Turkish: ابو الفتح, romanized: Ebū'l-Fetḥ, lit. 'the Father of Conquest'; Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmed), was an Ottoman sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, he defeated the crusade led by John Hunyadi after the Hungarian incursions into his country broke the conditions of the truce Peace of Szeged. When Mehmed II ascended the throne again in 1451 he strengthened the Ottoman navy and made preparations to attack Constantinople. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire.


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  • Originally Created by: Güner N. Akgün
  • Added: Nov 12, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16625827/fatih_sultan-mehmet: accessed ), memorial page for Fatih Sultan Mehmet II (30 Mar 1432–3 May 1481), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16625827, citing Fatih Turbesi, Istanbul, Istanbul, Türkiye; Maintained by Find a Grave.