History of the Middle East – 1800 to Present
Mehmed II, also known as Mehmed the Conqueror, was the Ottoman sultan from 1444 to 1446 and then from 1451 to 1481, known for his significant role in expanding the Ottoman Empire. He is best remembered for the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, which marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and established the Ottomans as a dominant power in Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean.
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