Ottoman Empire 1 akce (AR11 of Mehmed II) 1444-1446 & 1451-1481 

• 1461 
• Ottoman Empire 
• 1 akce 
• Turkey - Ottoman Empire (1299-1922) 

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Ottoman Empire 1 akce (AR11 of Mehmed II) 1444-1446 & 1451-1481

1461

0.85

11

Sultan Mehmet II (aka "Mehmed Han bin Murad Han" formally, but commonly known as "Mehmed the Conqueror", ruled the Ottoman empire 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 János 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.