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Mehmed II

Also known as Muhammad bin Murad Khan, Mehmet II, Fatih Sultan Mehmed, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror

seventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1444–1446, 1451–1481)

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Mehmed II was the seventh sultan (ruler) of the Ottoman Empire who reigned during two separate periods in the 15th century. He is historically significant as a major Ottoman leader during a formative era of the empire's expansion and consolidation of power.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Part of: Ottoman dynasty
Given name: Mehmet
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ottoman Empire
Place of birth: Edirne
Place of death: Gebze
Spouse: Anna Komnene
Child: Şehzade Mustafa
Father: Murad II
Mother: Hüma Hatun
Sibling: Fatma Sultan
Occupation: poet
Languages spoken: Serbian
Native language: Ottoman Turkish
Religion: Islam
Family: Ottoman dynasty
Noble title: sultan
Image: Mohammed II.png

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topic's main category: Category:Mehmed II
Commons category: Mehmed II
date of birth: 1432-03-30
date of death: 1481-05-03
name in native language: فاتح سُلطان محمد
Commons Creator page: Mehmed II
Commons gallery: Fatih Sultan Mehmed
nickname: أبو الفتح والمعالي
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name: sultan Maomete
pseudonym: عونى
P13311: Bateau Mouche
unmarried partner: Çiçek Hatun
manner of death: sepsis

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6 objects attributed to Mehmed II, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Mehmed II (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى, romanized: Meḥemmed-i s̱ānī; Turkish: II. Mehmed, pronounced [icinˈdʒi ˈmehmet]; 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: Fâtih Sultan Mehmed), was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire twice, from August 1444 to September 1446 and then later from February 1451 to May 1481.

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