Mehmed II (1432 - 1481), known as Mehmed the Conqueror. Ottoman sultan who ruled from August 1444 to September 1446, and from February 1451 to May 1481. In Mehmed II's first reign, he defeated the crusade led by John Hunyad. When Mehmed II ascended the throne again in 1451 he strengthened the Ottoman navy and made preparations to attack Constantinople. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire.

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