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.
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)
Murad II
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Murad II was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451.
Mehmed II
…Fatih Mosque being named after him. Mehmed II was born on 30 March 1432, in Edirne, then the capital city of the Ottoman Empire. His father was Sultan Murad II (1404–1451) and his mother Hüma Hatun, a slave of uncertain origin. When Mehmed II was eleven years old, he was sent to Amasya with his two lalas…
Ottoman miniature of Murad II enthroned. Hünername, c. 1584–88, TSMK Hazine 1523
Sultan Murad II at archery practice. Hünername (1584-1588), TSMK Hazine 1523
Murad II shooting arrows (detail). Hünername (1584-1588), TSMK Hazine 1523
A rendition by Paolo Veronese (active 1550-88)