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Mehmed II
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1432–1481 · seventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1444–1446, 1451–1481)

Also known as: Mehmed II., Mehmet II, Fatih Sultan Mehmed, Fatih Sultan Mehmet, II. Mehmed, II. Mehmet

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Known works

  • Kānûnnâme-i Âl-i Osman (2003)
  • Sultanische Urkunden zur Geschichte der osmanichen Wirtschaft und Staatsverwaltung am Ausgang der Herrschaft Mehmeds II., des Eroberers
  • The Tvrkes secretorie (1970)
  • Kanunname-i Âl-i Osman
  • The Turkes secretorie (1607)