When1: 1451
When2: 1481
Who: Mohammad II or Mehmed the Conqueror
What: sultan
Where: Turkey
Detail: He lived 1429 to 1481, was sultan of Turkey, bombarded Constantinople for eight weeks, had 80,000 soldiers, and started Ottoman Empire [1453]. Emperor Constantine XI of Byzantine Empire died fighting [1453].
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