Meh·med II (mĕ-mĕd) or Meh·met II (-mĕt) also Mu·ham·mad II (m-hămĭd, -hämĭd) Known as "the Conqueror." 1429?-1481.
Sultan of Turkey (1451-1481) and founder of the Ottoman Empire. He conquered Constantinople in 1453 and made it his capital.
Mehmed IIc. 1480 watercolor attributed to Shiblizade Ahmed
(active 1475-1500)