Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople. The city falls on May 29 and is renamed Istanbul.
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1444–1446, 1451–1481)
🗓️ April 6, 1453 • 📅 ACF Date: 14530406
Mehmed II, commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire twice, from August 1444 to September 1446 and then later from February 1451 to May 1481.
