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.
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)
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.
Murad II
…had others eight children. According to general consensus, she and Hatice Halime Hatun are the same person. Hüma Hatun (? – September 1449). Mother of Mehmed II. Likely a concubine of unknown origin. Mara Despina Hatun (c. 1420 – 14 September 1487), born Mara Branković, daughter of Despot of Serbia Durad…
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)