Mohammed II
Americannoun
noun
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When Mohammed II in 1453 wrested Constantinople from the last of the Caesars, Constantine XI Palaeologus, he barely missed capturing the papal ambassador, Cardinal Isidore of Russia, as an extra prize.
From Time Magazine Archive
"There," he can say, looking out at the water over the fortress of Rumeli Hissar, which Sultan Mohammed II built in 1452, "there is where it happened."
From Time Magazine Archive
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From The Story of the Barbary Corsairs by Lane-Poole, Stanley
The Ottoman Empire arose from the ruins of the old Greek Empire, early in the fifteenth century, Constantinople being made its capital in 1453, after its capture by Mohammed II.
From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly
His successor was Soliman I. Bajazet II succeeded his father, Mohammed II, Sultan of the Turks, in 1481.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various
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