The Grand Turk : Sultan Mehmet II - conqueror of Constantinople, master of an empire and lord of two seas
Sultan Mehmet II, the Grand Turk, known to his countrymen as Fatih, 'the Conqueror', and to much of Europe as 'the present Terror of the World', was once the most feared and powerful ruler in the world. The seventh of his line to rule the Ottoman Turks, Mehmet was barely 21 when he conquered Byzantine Constantinople, which became Istanbul and the capital of his mighty empire. Mehmet reigned for 30 years, during which time his armies extended the borders of his empire halfway across Asia Minor and as far into Europe as Hungary and Italy. Three popes called for crusades against him as Christian
Electronic books
1 online resource (xvii, 265 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, portraits
9780857719287, 9781590204498, 9780857730220, 0857719289, 1590204492, 0857730223
711000192
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Turkish Spelling and Pronunciation; Maps and Illustrations; Prologue: Portrait of a Sultan; 1. The Sons of Osman; 2. The Boy Sultan; 3. The Conquest of Constantinople; 4. Istanbul, Capital of the Ottoman Empire; 5. Europe in Terror; 6. War with Venice; 7. The House of Felicity; 8. A Renaissance Court in Istanbul; 9. The Conquest of Negroponte; 10. Victory over White Sheep; 11. Conquest of the Crimea and Albania; 12. The Siege of Rhodes; 13. The Capture of Otranto; 14. Death of the Conqueror; 15. The Sons of the Conqueror; 16. The Tide of Conquest Turns. 17. The Conqueror's CityNotes; Glossary; The Ottoman Dynasty; Bibliography; Index
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010