hye every one.. how are u guys doing? few more month to finish ey!. so as we strive to the end of our lecture here I hope we all stay focus and keep the energy. Allright for today entry I would like to write about leadership and the man I choose is The Great Conqueror Mehmed the second also nown as Mehmed Fatih

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Mehmed II or Mehmed Al Fatih ( Turkish: Mehmed the Conqueror) is born in March 1432 in Andrianople in the reign of the Ottoman. A great military leader who capture Constantinople or now known as Istanbul. He lead an army of invasion when he was only 21 years old.

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Early Life

Mehmed II ha two ancession on his life. When he was just 12 his Father set him to the throne. At the same year he face a grave internal and external crises. The treat from The King of Hungary, the pope, The Byzantine Empire and Venice all eager to take advantage of this newly Sultan seeing he as a kid and do not have enough experiance to rule the Kingdom, no I mean Empire.

The catastrophic internal crises in the Ottoman empire leading a treat of the kill to him by Jannisaries (an elite troup of army than can overpower a ruler) making his father to dethrone him and taking his place as a Sultan in the Ottoman empire.

Second ancession

In the year of 1451, upon his father death he ascended his father throne. His mid is filled with the idea of capturing Constantinople, Europe and Byzantium as remembering his former reign.

In the young adulthood Mehmed II is able to make a diplomatic relationship and military preparation. Other than that we sign ans treaty with Venice and Hungary neutral despite all the internal crises of the Ottoman empire. Its a lot in his plate at that time considering he was just 21 years old at that time. The great leadership displayed on his character making his troup and other politicians at his time agreed and support his ambition.

Reign of Mehmed II

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The Invasion of Contantinople

On April 1953 Mehmed II arrived at Constantinople with the strength of 150000 armies. The rain the walls of Constantinople with cannon for 48 days. Stronghold of the Byzantine empire the wall still standing tall after all the blast from the cannon. The wall itself is made very thick with four layers before it can be breach to the centre town. The Byzantine armies barricade Bhosphorus straits to stop the Mehmed fleet from entering. But on a Miroucolus night Mehmed II oder his troup to pulls the ship on the land. On the next day 72 warship of the Ottoman empire is already berth at the bay of Bhosporus strait.

Giving this advantages Mehmed II himself leading the invasion inside the wall of Constantinople.

Such carefull invasion has been made and to keep his Honour as a great leader, he order his army to not invade the holy temple and not attacked woman kids, and also armies that surrender himself.

The capture of Constantinople bestow on MehmedII incomparable prestige and glory and immense authority within his own country.

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An illustration of the invasion of Contantinople Show the Cannon used by the Mehmed II and counterfeit by The Byzantine armies

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Cannon that used by Mehmed II. Each of this cannon ball weight around 300-1600 Kg each!!

Achievement

The Conqueror reorganized the Ottoman empire. and sanc the crimenal laws for he first time in the empire of the Ottoman.

He also restore the Constantinople as the city worth of world trade centre and he now called Istanbul or orriginally named Islambol. In order to repolpulate the city he invited Muslim and Christian from Anatolia and Balkan. Considered as the most broad minded and free minded Sultan in the Ottoman empire he gathered humanist, Greek scholar at his court. He collect in his palace works from the library in Greek and Latin.

Other campaign

In he later life he rally another campaign to take over the former land of Ottoman Empire, Balkan Hungaray, Anatolia and as far as Crimean peninsula and oranto in The Southern Italy. 

Appreciation

Following this historic moment of Mehmed II I  was astonished by his leadership and charisma that within him. Despite the gravely dispute in his internal empire that i couldnt stress enough he able to lead the army and restore his prestige and bring victory to his Empire when he was very young. it makes me reflect myself when I was about his age, I am still figuring what is life about, and just drift with thw time. Dont you?