Bayezid II
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Bayezid II was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. During his reign, Bayezid consolidated the Ottoman Empire, thwarted a pro-Safavid rebellion and finally abdicated his throne to his s
Portrait of Bayezid II from a 16th century Ottoman miniature
Cem Sultan, brother of Bayezid II. Painted from life, by Pinturicchio, circa 1502-07.
Crimean khan Meñli I Giray (centre) with the eldest son, Mehmed I Giray (left) and Bayezid II (right). 16th century Hünername
Bayezid II fighting his son Selim I at Uğraşdere
Mehmed II
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Mehmed II, commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire twice, from August 1444 to September 1446 and again from February 1451 to May 1481.
Bayezid II
…resettled them throughout Ottoman lands, especially in Salonica. Bayezid was born in Demotika around 1447–1448 as the first son of Şehzade Mehmed (future Mehmed II) and his concubine Gülbahar Hatun.. In 1451, his grandfather Murad II died and his father ascended the throne again. Around 1454–1456, he was appointed…
Portrait of Mehmet II by Gentile Bellini, dating 1480
Accession of Mehmed II in Edirne, 1451
Rumelihisarı, built by Sultan Mehmed II between 1451 and 1452, before the Fall of Constantinople
The entry of Sultan Mehmed II into Constantinople, painting by Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929)