Mehmed the Conqueror
1432 – 1481 Ottoman Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Mehmed II)
Ottoman sultan who conquered Constantinople.
- Religion
- Sunni Islam
- Affiliations
- House of Osman; predates Freemasonry.
Mehmed II captured Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire and making the city his capital. He expanded the Ottoman state across the Balkans and Anatolia. He is honored in Turkey as Fatih, the Conqueror.