The Brutal Things Mehmed II Did To His Enemies

Mehmed the Conqueror was a fearsome ruler that transformed the Ottoman Empire with his ambitious war plans and inflicting terror throughout his campaigns to the east. Europeans in the west were terrified of this Ottoman ruler and subsequently celebrated his death. Stick around to learn more about this Sultan and the many ways he destroyed his enemies, in this video of a Day in History.

Mehmed the Second was the Ottoman Sultan, sultan meaning a Muslim ruler, mainly from 1451 to 1481. He was born on March 30, 1432, the son of the previous Sultan Murad II. Once Mehmed’s father passed away due to illness during the winter of 1450-1451, Mehmed II began his ascent to the throne. Mehmed II’s reign began with the death of his baby brother. According to some sources, the new sultan had his baby brother drowned to avoid any future power struggles.

Mehmed II was responsible for the sieging of Constantinople, Moldavia, Albania, and the rest of Anatolia. With his conquest of Constantinople, he viewed himself as the continuation of the Roman Empire and not a replacer of it. Although the other European bodies at the time did not view him in the same way. There has always been a struggle between Islam and Christianity within Europe and its borders. The Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II was determined to spread its influence within Europe. The European entities at the time were terrified of the idea of the Islamization of its people.

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[kubilayarda]

If he was Alexander the 2 or Konstantin 2 or Henry or Philip or anything like that he would be great conqueror, strategic and tactical genius . But since he was Muslim-Turkic Mehmed the second we can just call him Brutal dictator .

[Antarah]

Wow he killed his enemies!! that's evil, he should've lost his battles to them😡

[mohdazlanahmad]

Mehmed was a very religious man, he wouldn't do such cruel things. Islam forbids such cruel things.

[Skeditx]

So you guys totally skipped the part where Vlad impaled 20k Ottomans?

[SAMIR-ydol]

Western History with full of prejudice ....this the best example of it.

[kristinawilde]

The guy was a great warrior, whether you're a Christian or not! Doesn't matter when it comes to history, different times

[hbt]

Mehmed was not as cruel as described, read books about him (not writers against mehmet)

[wearenumberone]

imagine being such a fear inducing ruler your enemies celebrate your death

[TheDessez]

"Plundering a town is never in the interests of the people living there." Wins understatement award.

[uknowguy]

"A day without Hypocrisy is a day wasted"-west

[mikefoehr]

Now I understand why there is such hatred in Bosnia and Herzgovenia...Christians and Muslims have been at each other for centuries

[HBAY]

Please tell people how Greeks committed genocide against Turkish civilians in the Peloponnese in 1800-1900.

[SaifAli-bfgu]

Be so great that your enemy celebrates your death ...
MEHMED THE CONQUEROR

[Snipera]

One of the greatest leaders ever... Mehmed the 2nd

[slobodankazic]

You did not mention that Mehmed the Conqueror also occupied Serbia - his conquest of Serbia ended in June 1459. Also, Mehmed the Conqueror was not furious on Bosnians or has any reason to start war with Bosna other than his desire to expand Turkish Empire.He promised Bosnians peace and friendship before invasion of Bosna. Bosnian king believed Mehmed's promises, so he did not prepared Bosnia for the war and Bosnia capitulated within a short period after Turks invaded Bosnia

[AndalusEver]

To all the ones disliking Sultan Mehmet the Second “Al Fatih” & “Caesar of Rome” I simply put it this way: It just depends on what side you’re on. I bet if he was a crusader king we would have known even musicals about his achievement in our present day. Salam brothers in humanity.

[Motivation.O]

Mehmed was a kind and h
Good man also gave religious freedom

[elle]

"The European entities of the time were terrified of the idea of the Islamization of its people."

Doesn't sound like anything's changed so far. Actually it's worse now. Much much worse. The problems of believing in one superior being.

[maddogbasil]

Ottomans were truly the best of medieval history

[FarhanRasool]

How history and characters have been manipulated by European historians you can watch in this video.