History and chronology of Mehmed II the Conqueror in Turkey

General

House Osmanli
Military
Russia Turkey War
Turkey Balkans War
Turkey Byzantium War

Events

Birth
Capture Albania
Capture Athens
Capture Bosnia
Capture Caffa
Capture Constantinople
Capture Herzegovinia
Capture Morea
Capture Serbia
Rule Wallachia
Siege Belgrade
Siege Constantinople
Succession

Places

Athens
Belgrade
Bosnia
Caffa
Constantinople
Herzegovinia
Morea
Serbia
Wallachia

Mehmed II the Conqueror History of Turkey


1432	Birth
Birth of Mehmed II the Conqueror
1451	Succession
Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey
1453	Capture of Constantinople
29th May Constantinople Captures Constantinople from the Byzantines
1453	Siege of Constantinople
2nd April Constantinople 1st day of the siege of Constantinople which lasts 8 weeks
2nd April Constantinople Leads a force of 80,000 against only 7,000 defenders
12th April Constantinople A naval attack fails
20th April Constantinople An imperial transport flottila frustrates Turkish attempts to mine the Harbour
29th May Constantinople Manages to break into Constantinople, the remains of the Roman empire come to an end
1456	Siege of Belgrade
Belgrade Mehmet II besieges the Hungarians under John Hunyadi but fails to capture Belgrade
1458	Capture of Athens
Athens Leads to Greek surrender
1459	Capture of Serbia
Serbia Completes the Capture of Serbia
1460	Capture of Morea
Morea Completes the Capture of Morea
1468	Capture of Albania
Mehmed II the Conqueror captures Albania
1468	Siege of Belgrade
Belgrade Fails to capture Belgrade, furthest westward expansion
1475	Capture of Caffa
Caffa Captures Caffa in the Crimea
1476	Rule of Wallachia
Wallachia Wallachia becomes a vassal state to Turkey
1481	Capture of Bosnia
Completes the capture of sth Bosnia & Herzegovinia
Bosnia Completes the capture of sth Bosnia & Herzegovinia
1481	Capture of Herzegovinia
Herzegovinia Completes the capture of sth Bosnia & Herzegovinia