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Mehmed the Conqueror

Mehmed the ConquerorAKA Mehmed II

Born: 29-Mar-1432
Birthplace: Edirne
Died: 3-May-1481
Location of death: Huncarcayiri, Turkey
Cause of death: Assassination
Remains: Buried, Mosque of the Conquerer, Istanbul

Gender: Male
Religion: Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Sexual orientation: Matter of Dispute
Occupation: Royalty

Nationality: Turkey
Executive summary: Ottoman Sultan, destroyed Byzantine empire

Father: Murad II
Mother: Huma Hatun
Brother: Ahmed
Brother: Alaeddin
Wife: Sitti Mukrime Hatun
Wife: Gulbahar
Wife: Gulshah
Wife: Princess Helen (daughter of Demetrios Paleologus, b. Apr-1442, d. 1470)
Son: Bayezid II
Son: Mustafa (b. 1451)
Son: Ghiyas ud-din Jam (b. 23-Dec-1459)
Son: Korkud
Daughter: Gevrehan

    Ottoman Sultan 1451-81

Is the subject of books:
Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time, 1992, BY: Franz Babinger


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