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Biography Mehmed II (Sultan of
the Ottoman Empire)
Early Life
Mehmed II, commonly known
as Mehmed the Conqueror, was born
on 30th March, 1432 to 28 year old Sul- complish much. His children or Romania, Bosnia, Venice, Ana-
tan Murad II and the 22 year old slave lived in Manisha. tolia, Moldavia, Albania, Kara-
Huma Hatun. He was circumcised man, Amasra, Sinop and Lesbon.
along with his second brother Sehzade Second Reign
Abdullah. When he was five his older Mehmed became the Later Life
brother Sehzade Ahmed died mysteri- sultan on 3rd February, 1451 In his early life as sultan,
ously at age 18. Then when he was 9 his after executing his younger he barely lost any battle. But in
second older brother Sehzade Abdul- brother and his 1 year old son, his later life, he started to lose
lah also died at 18 mysteriously. Then Sehzade Hasan Celebi. Then battles. After 1460 he lost battles
his father abdicated the throne in favor like his ancestors, he decided with Amasra, Sinop, Trebizond,
of him in August of 1444. to invade Byzantines because Lesbon, Karaman and Eastern
they were trying not to pay the Anatolia. Later, he started win-
First Reign Ottomans the treasure they ning battles after conquering Ita-
Seeing the Ottomans being had to. Grand Vizier Candarli ly.
ruled by an inexperienced sultan, the Halil Pasha opposed the inva- He also started to spend a
Hungarians, led by John Hunyadi at- sion and tried to make peace lot of time of his later life with his
tacked the ottomans. The Ottomans, in secret with the Byzantines, children and partners.
even though ruled by a 12 year old which did not work. He was on a campaign when he
sultan, nearly defeated the Hungari- In March the campaign got an illness and died at the age
ans. Grand Vizier Candarli Halil Pa- started and with the help of a of 49 on 3rd May 1481.
sha forced the young sultan to call his failed Byzantine builder and
father. The Hungarians were defeated his son they made the first can- - Sathwik Tiwari
and Murad again became king of the non and in two days the can-
Ottoman Empire. non destroyed the walls of the
Mehmed became governor of Byzantine Empire and in two
Manisha, the most important state in days the Byzantine Empire had
the Ottoman Empire. Although he was fallen. Then Sultan Mehmed
the head of Manisha, he did not ac- proceeded to conquer Serbia,
Morea, Trebizond, Wallachia
