Mehmed II
Names: Mehmed IISultan Mehmed IIthe sultanel-Fātiḥthe Conquerorthe young sultan
First appears in Book 3: Death's End, chapter 2 (May 1453, C.E. The Death of the Magician)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 3: Death's End
- Ch 2Mehmed II is the Ottoman sultan; he drowned his brother and beheaded a slave girl, and is the sole reason the Ottomans have not retreated.
- Ch 2Mehmed II planned the final assault on Constantinople for the next day and promised soldiers three days of looting.
Connections
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 2Helena sent to kill Mehmed II
The emperor blesses Helena, and Phrantzes gives her portraits and a knife. She heads for the Blachernae quarter and does not return; the minaret is later found whole.
- Book 3 · Ch 2Fall of Constantinople
On May 29, 1453, the Ottomans stormed Constantinople; Constantine died fighting, ending the Byzantine Empire.