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Mehmet II (Ottoman Turkish: محمد الثانى Meḥmed-i sānī, Turkish: II.Mehmet), (also known as el-Fatih (الفاتح), "the Conqueror", in Ottoman Turkish), or, in modern Turkish, Fatih Sultan Mehmet) (March 30, 1432, Edirne – May 3, 1481, Hünkârcayırı, near Gebze) was Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (Rûm until the conquest) for a short time from 1444 to September 1446, and ...
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The Ottoman Empire [l] (/ ˈ ɒ t ə m ə n / ⓘ), also called the Turkish Empire, [24] [25] was an imperial realm [m] that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries. [26] [27] [28]
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A detailed map showing the Ottoman Empire and its dependencies, including its administrative divisions (vilayets, sanjaks, kazas), in 1899. The Turkish word for governor-general is Beylerbey, meaning 'lord of lords'. In times of war, they would assemble under his standard and fight as a unit in the sultan's army.
A map of the territorial expansion of the Ottoman Empire from 1307 to 1683. Ottoman territories acquired between 1481 and 1683 ( See: list of territories ) Rise (1299–1453)
Podolia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (1683).svg Image:Ottoman empire 1481-1683.jpg Source: The Historical Atlas by William R. Shepherd, 1923 - Courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
name = Ottoman Empire1900 Name used in the default map caption; image = Near East topographic map-blank.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 42.71 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 30 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = 23.47 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees ...