Mehmed II

The Ottoman sultan who took Constantinople at twenty-one and ended the Roman story.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Breached the Theodosian walls in 1453 with the largest cannon yet cast.
• Moved the Ottoman capital to Constantinople and claimed the Roman Caesars' inheritance.
• Patron of Greek learning, he kept a portrait by Bellini.

Specifications & Metrics

• ERA: 1432 – 1481