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| - Mehmed II, officially Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, Caliph of Islam, Caesar of Rome (30 March 1432 – 1 July 1491) (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى), was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 until his death. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire, transforming the Ottoman state into an empire.
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| - Mehmed II, officially Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, Caliph of Islam, Caesar of Rome (30 March 1432 – 1 July 1491) (Ottoman Turkish: محمد ثانى), was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1444 to September 1446, and later from February 1451 until his death. At the age of 21, he conquered Constantinople and brought an end to the Byzantine Empire, transforming the Ottoman state into an empire. Mehmed took part in a large-scale war in the Italian peninsula in an attempt to conquer the region, having taken Rome for a short while. After his death (which many believe was due to poisoning), his attempts fell short, and Italy was retaken by Spain by the Treaty of Rome. In his lifetime, Mehmed was able to complete the Anatolian reunification, and in Europe, he saw his Empire span as far as Bosnia, Croatia, Albania, and unofficially unto the Papal States. He is remembered as one of the most important leaders in the history of the Empire, and even of Europe.
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