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The 35 pages that link to Mehmed II, each with the reason it gives.

• Ottoman EmpireBroader topic: His conquest and reforms established the empire’s capital and strengthened the sultanate.

• Byzantine EmpireCompared with: His conquest ended Byzantine rule and made Constantinople an Ottoman capital.

• ConstantinopleRelated: His conquest transformed the city into the center of an expanding empire.

• Fall of ConstantinopleRelated: He planned and commanded the conquest.

• Hagia SophiaRelated: After conquering Constantinople in 1453, he converted Hagia Sophia into a mosque.

• Ottoman successionBroader topic: His law articulated a forceful answer to the risks of rival princes.

• Ottoman dynastyBroader topic: His conquest transformed the dynasty into the ruler of an imperial capital.

• Topkapı PalaceRelated: He ordered the palace’s construction after establishing Ottoman rule in the city.

• SultanBroader topic: His conquest strengthened the Ottoman sultan’s imperial claims.

• Ecumenical Patriarchate of ConstantinopleRelated: His settlement after the conquest restored the patriarchal office under Ottoman authority.

• Ottoman courtRelated: His reign established Istanbul as the setting for a more centralized imperial court.

• Ottoman millet systemRelated: His post-conquest arrangements helped shape Ottoman governance of Orthodox Christians.

• Gunpowder empiresBroader topic: His siege artillery helped capture the city that became the Ottoman imperial capital.

• Ottoman Imperial HaremRelated: His reign established Topkapi Palace as a major setting for later imperial household life.

• Pope Pius IIRelated: Mehmed's conquests gave urgency to Pius II's calls for a united Christian response.

• Constantine XI PalaiologosRelated: His siege brought Constantine XI’s reign to its violent end.

• Late Middle AgesRelated: His conquest altered the balance of power around southeastern Europe.

• Vlad the ImpalerRelated: Vlad’s resistance brought him into direct conflict with the sultan’s expansion into Wallachia.

• SkanderbegCompared with: His campaigns against Skanderbeg put the Albanian resistance against one of the empire’s most powerful rulers.

• Bayezid IIRelated: His death in 1481 opened the succession that brought Bayezid to the throne.

• Byzantine–Ottoman WarsRelated: His preparations and command brought the wars to their decisive conclusion.

• Ottoman lawRelated: His reign strengthened central administration and the codification of sultanic regulations.

• Istanbul UniversityRelated: The university’s traditional founding date is tied to the educational institutions established under his rule.

• John HunyadiRelated: Mehmed led the Ottoman campaign that Hunyadi’s forces defeated at Belgrade.

• Murad IIRelated: Murad's son succeeded him in 1444, briefly ruled during his retirement, and inherited the throne again in 1451.

• Uzun HasanRelated: His forces defeated Uzun Hasan at Bashkent and secured Ottoman influence in Anatolia.

• Stephen the GreatRelated: His campaign against Moldavia culminated in the 1476 invasion Stephen resisted.

• Byzantine Empire under the Palaiologos dynastyCompared with: His siege ended the Palaiologian empire and Byzantine rule in the city.

• Gentile BelliniRelated: Gentile painted his portrait while serving at the sultan’s court.

• Andreas PalaiologosRelated: His conquest displaced Andreas’s family and made the imperial title largely symbolic.

• Classical Age of the Ottoman EmpireBroader topic: His conquest and state-building established foundations for the classical imperial order.

• History of IstanbulRelated: His rebuilding and resettlement policies directed the city’s post-conquest transformation.

• History of the Ottoman EmpireRelated: His reign established the capital and political model of a major imperial power.

• History of TurkeyBroader topic: His conquest ended Byzantine rule in the city and transformed Ottoman power.

• Rise of the Ottoman EmpireBroader topic: His conquest marks the culmination of the early expansion.