Conquest of Constantinople

Description

Hadrat Sultan Muhammad al-Fatih (Rahimahullah) رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ (Mehmed II) conquered Constantinople on 20 Jumada al-Awwal 857 AH (29 May 1453 CE), fulfilling the famous prophecy of the Prophet Muhammad: 'You will certainly conquer Constantinople. How excellent will be the commander who conquers it, and how excellent his army!' (Musnad Ahmad). At just 21 years old, he achieved what many Muslim commanders had attempted for nearly 800 years. The city was renamed Istanbul and became the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

Key Figures

Sources

• Musnad Ahmad
• Tarikh al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya