Mehmed II, known as "The Conqueror," transformed the Ottoman Empire into a dominant Muslim superpower through military genius, administrative reform, and the monumental conquest of Constantinople.

Each claims exclusive truth, dismissing predecessors as flawed: Christianity supersedes Judaism via Jesus as the Messiah; ...

Following the Fall of Constantinople and the conquest of Trebizond and Morea, the Ottoman Empire faced fierce resistance in the Balkans. In 1462, Vlad Tepes of Wallachia defied Sultan Mehmed II with a ...

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

The current crisis between Israel and Iran, as well as the involvement of the United States of America, has proved once more that in international power ...

In 1081, while the Byzantine Empire was mired in a succession crisis, Robert Guiscard, Norman Duke of Apulia-Calabria, sought to take advantage and launched his conquest. To maintain appearances, he ...

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The Conquest Of Constantinople by Robert de Clari, c. 1170-c. 1216; McNeal, Edgar Holmes, 1874- Publication date 1936 Topics Crusades, Crusades -- Personal narratives, Crusades -- Fourth, 1202-1204, ...

Conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204. Credit: David Aubert, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain The Fourth Crusade against Constantinople in 1204 is seen as one of the most crucial ...

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