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| | MEHMED II FACTS AND INFORMATION |
 | | Mehmed II, or Muhammed II, (also known as ''el-Fatih'', "the Conqueror", in Ottoman_Turkish, or, in modern Turkish, ''Fatih Sultan Mehmed'', sometimes spelled as ''Mehmet'') (March_30, 1432 – May_3, 1481) was first the sultan of the Ottoman_Empire for a short time from 1444 to 1446, and later from 1451 to 1481. |
 | | When Mehmed was 11 years old, as per the custom of Ottoman rulers before his time, he was sent to Amasya to govern and thus gain experience. |
 | | During his first reign, seeing the upcoming Battle_of_Varna, Mehmed sent for his father, Murad_II, asking him to claim the throne again to fight the enemy, only to be refused. |
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