February 25 1643

Ahmed II Sultan of Turkey was Born

Ahmed II Khan Ghazi was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1691 - 1695. Ahmed was born at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Ibrahim I (1640 - 1648) by Valide Sultan Khadija Muazzez, and succeeded his brother Suleiman II in 1691.
Ahmed's best known act was to confirm Mustafa Koprulu as grand vizier. Only a few weeks after his accession the Ottoman Empire sustained a crushing defeat at the Battle of Slankamen from the Austrians under Margrave Louis William of Baden and was driven from Hungary. Durning the four years of his reign disaster followed on disaster, and in 1695 Ahmed II died at Edirne Palace, warn out by disease and sorrow.

A Start of Something "New"

Today I decided I would start my own blog as one of those "History Today" as well as remembering things though out the ages, from important events to simply remembering a time long past as well as many things in the middle.

as a simple start off to this journey I will start with one event that happened on this day in, 1451, the Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire, whom was born March 30th 1432 and died May 3rd, 1481.

At the age of 21, Mehmed conquered Constantinople, bringing an end to the Byzantine Empire. Continuing his conquests in Asia, with the Anatolian Reunification, and in Europe, as far as Belgrade. Besides Turkish, he spoke French, Latin, Greek, Serbian, Persian, Arabic, and Hebrew.

Mehmed is also regarded as a national Hero in Turkey, his name is given to the famous Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge.