reign of Mehmed the Conqueror (jan 1, 1451 – jan 1, 1481)

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Captured Constantinople and opened a new chapter in Ottoman expansion. Constantinople became the new Ottoman capital, subsequently known as istanbul, and Mehmed worked energetically to stimulate its role as a commerical center. He presented himself not just as a warrior-sultan but also as a true emperor, ruler of the "two lands" (Europe and Asia) and the "two seas" ( The black sea and the Mediterranean)

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