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Mehmed II's Second Accession
In 1451, after Ottoman Sultan Murad II died, his son Mehmed II acceded again as the empire's seventh sultan, immediately strengthening military admin…
Timeline
- 1451Edirne · ThraceAfter Murad II's death, the Ottoman court completed the funeral and succession procedures in Edirne; Mehmed II ended his term as governor in Manisa and returned to the capital to be acclaimed.
- 1451Edirne · ThraceMehmed II formally acceded to the throne in Edirne, his second accession after his brief reign of 1444–1446. The new sultan immediately set about reforming the court and strengthening military preparations toward the straits.
Sources
- The Ottoman Centuries: The Rise and Fall of the Turkish Empire — Lord Kinross (1977)
- Mehmed the Conqueror and His Time — Franz Babinger (1978)