ON THIS DAY > 30 March 1432 > The future Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Mehmed II (1432-81) is born in Edirne. On 29 May 1453 Mehmed II, aged 21, would finally conquer Constantinople and bring an end to the Byzantine Empire in the East #mehmedii #constantinople #gentilebellini

3️⃣ Mehmed II si proclamò Kayser-i Rûm, “Cesare dei Romani”, rivendicando l’eredità dell’Impero Romano d’Oriente.
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The Day the Roman World Fell

1453: The Fall of an Empire

The death of Constantinople marked the end of the Roman world and the rise of Mehmed II's Ottoman vision.

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🔥 ¡El día que cayó Constantinopla! ⚔️💥 #historia #Constantinopla #Historia #EdadMedia #ImperioBizantino #CaídaDeConstantinopla #MehmedII #ConstantinoXI #Asedio #BatallasHistóricas #HistoriaMilitar #DocumentalHistórico #SantaSofía #CuernoDeOro #HistoriaDelIslam #HistoriaDeEuropa youtu.be/RTO0ODmJT48

Nakkaş Sinan Bey (fl. 15th century)
Portrait of Sultan #MehmedII (1432-81), who was #BornOnThisDay, from the Topkapı Sarayı (Palace) Albums. Hazine 2153, folio 10a
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