Sultan Mehmed II, Fatih Sultan Mehmet

Sultan Mehmed II

Mehmed II commonly known as Mehmed the conqueror in Turkish he known as Fatih Sultan Mehmet. He was an Ottoman Sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and then later he ruled from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign he defeated the crusade led by John Hunyadi. After the Hungarian incursions into his country broke the conditions of the truce Peace of Szeged. When Mehmed II ascended throne again in 1451 he strengthened the Ottoman navy and made preparations to attack Constantinople. At the age of 21 he conquered Constantinople (Today Istanbul).

Constantinople

And he brought an end to Byzantine Empire. After the conquest Mehmed claimed the title "Caesar" of the Roman Empire, based on the fact that Constantinople had been the seat and capital of the surviving Eastern Roman Empire since its consecration in 330 AD by Emperor Constantine I. The Claim was only recognized by the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Nonetheless, Mehmed II viewed the Ottoman state as the continuation of the Roman Empire for the remainder of his life. he saw himself as continuing the Roman Empire rather than replacing it. This assertion was eventually abandoned by his successors.


Eastern Roman Empire

Mehmed continued his conquests in Anatolia with its reunification and in Southeast Europe as far west as Bosnia.

Anatolia

Bosnia


 At home he made many political and social reforms, encouraged the arts and sciences, and by the end of his reign, his rebuilding program had changed the city into a thriving imperial capital. He is considered a hero in modern-day in Turkey and parts of the wider Muslim world. Among other things, Istanbul's Fatih District, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and Fatih Mosque are named after him

Fatih District

Fatih Mosque

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

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