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Mehmed II

Mehmed the Conqueror made the Ottoman state an empire centered on Istanbul.

BORN 1432 CE · Edirne, Ottoman EmpireDIED 1481 CE · Near Gebze, Ottoman EmpireERA Ottoman
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Captured Constantinople in 1453 and transformed it into the Ottoman imperial capital.

THE RECORD
  • His conquest ended Byzantine rule in Constantinople.
  • He rebuilt the city as a multi-religious imperial capital.
  • His legal and administrative measures strengthened Ottoman central authority.
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