Turkey: The Entry of Mahomet II into Constantinople / The Entry of Fatih Sultan Mehmet into Istanbul. Painting by Fausto Zonaro (1854-1929)

Mehmed II (March 30, 1432 – May 3, 1481) or, in modern Turkish, Fatih Sultan Mehmet; known as Mahomet or Mohammed II in early modern Europe) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 to 1481. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople, now Istanbul, bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire.

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OZYMANDIAS