Mehmet II

  • Mar 30, 1432

    Mehmet was born in Edirne

    Mehmet was born in Edirne, then the capital city of the Ottoman state, on March 30, 1432.
  • Jan 1, 1444

    Mehmet asked his father if he could reclaim the thrown

  • Jan 1, 1451

    End to the Byzantine Empire

  • Jan 1, 1456

    Advance toward Eastern Europe

  • Jan 1, 1480

    Invaded Italy