Mehmed II
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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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1432
- Died
- 1481
- Works
- 19
Top works
- Epistolae Magni Tvrci finivnt
- Lettres Turques, historiques et politiques
- Zwei Stiftungsurkunden des Sultans Mehmed II. Fatih
- Fatih imareti vakfiyesi
- Dīwān al-Sulṭān Muḥammad al-Fāṭiḥ
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- Listeners
- 3
- Total plays
- 3
Works in European collections
6 objects attributed to Mehmed II, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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DynastyOttoman FatherMurad II MotherHüma Hatun ReligionSunni Islam Tughra
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.
