Mehmed the Conqueror, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Mehmed the Conqueror

7th Ottoman Sultan

Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1432

Place of Birth: Edirne, Turkey

Date of Death: 03-May-1481

Profession: monarch, poet

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Mehmed the Conqueror

  • Mehmed II (Ottoman Turkish: ???? ?????, romanized: Me?med-i sani; Modern Turkish: II.
  • Mehmet Turkish pronunciation: ['ikind?i mehmet]; 30 March 1432 – 3 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror (Turkish: Fatih Sultan Mehmet), 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.
  • After the conquest Mehmed claimed the title "Caesar" of the Roman Empire (Qayser-i Rûm), based on the assertion that Constantinople had been the seat and capital of the Roman Empire.
  • The claim was only recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church. Mehmed continued his conquests in Anatolia with its reunification and in Southeast Europe as far west as Bosnia.
  • At home he made many political and social reforms, encouraged the arts and sciences, and by the end of his reign, his rebuilding program had changed the city into a thriving imperial capital.
  • He is considered a hero in modern-day Turkey and parts of the wider Muslim world.
  • Among other things, Istanbul's Fatih district, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and Fatih Mosque are named after him.

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