From the famous siege of Constantinople in 1453 through the
numerous other campaigns that securely established the Ottoman
Empire, the events in the life of the emperor Mehmed II are the
subject of this classic biography. One of the most important
figures in Ottoman history, Mehmed was the architect of victories
that inspired fear throughout Europe and contributed to an image of
the Turk prevalent in Western art and literature for many years.
"Fascinating. . . . From the Western viewpoint, Mehmed was seen as
the man who gave the death blow to Byzantium, destroying the last
vestige of the Eastern Roman Empire. Not surprisingly, the Turks
regard him as the greatest of all sultans, a figure unparalleled in
the history of the world for military prowess, statecraft,
patronage of the arts and sciences."--Robert Kirsch, The Los
Angeles Times Book Review "The definitive scholarly biography of
the Ottoman emperor who in 1453 conquered Constantinople. . . .
Mehmed's career is a study of battle, murder, and sudden death, of
brutality, perfidy, and spite, with no moral superiority awardable
to either Christians or Muslims."--The New Yorker
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