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| | Mehmet II the Conqueror - All About Turkey |
 | | Mehmet II, called the Conqueror, born in March 30, 1432, died in May 3, 1481, sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1444-46, 1451-81), extended Ottoman control of southeastern Europe to the Danube and of Anatolia to the Euphrates. |
 | | His father, Murat II, tried to abdicate when Mehmet was only 12 years old, but in the wake of the son's unsuccessful first reign, the father returned to power. |
 | | Mehmet The Conqueror was the seventh sultan in the Ottoman Dynasty. |
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