On the 20th of Jumadil Awal, year 857 H, coincided with 29th of May, 1453AD, Sultan al Ghazi Muhammad managed to enter the Constantinople. That great battle resulted in 265.000 casualties from the muslim soldiers. Finally, that great, 11 centuries-aged emporium, fell to the hands of the muslims. In their belief,mTo take across 70 ships through land which was still covered with large trees and cut down its trees in one night was impossible, but that exactly what happened.Ī fierce battle was unavoidable, and the untouchable fortress – the symbol of Byzantium’s power – was finally attacked by soldiers who were fearless of death. It was done in a very short time, less than one night.Īt the morning, the people of Byzantium were dead shocked, since they didn’t think that Sultan Muhammad and his troops could get their ships through land. He took his 70 ships with him across Galata to the estuary after they oiled the logs.
Sultan Muhammad did the same, but in smarter way. Unfortunately, their soldiers were still suffering defeat from the Romans of Byzantium. The Princes of Kiev withdrew their ship out of the Bosphorus strait, encircled Galata, and relaunched it on the Golden Horn. His idea resembled what the Princes of Kiev, who attacked Byzantium on the 10th century, did. It was impossible to touch the Byzantium fortress except by passing trough those chains.įinally, Sultan Mahmud found an idea which he thought was the only way to go through that fence. The strong defense of this great Roman empire had been seen from beginning, Before the enemy reached their fortress, Byzantium had built fence on their sea front using metal chains that stretched across the Gold Horn Peninsula. The besiege took place for no less than 50 days, and it truly tested the patience of the Uthmani soldiers, drained out their power, mind, and logistic. During the besiege of Byzantium fortress, many of the Uthmani soldiers were dead due to the strong defense of that fortress. Sultan Muhammad II also prepared more than 4 million soldiers that will besiege the Constantinople from land. Rearrangement of those agreements were aimed to deprive the influence of Roman Byzantium kingdom in the neighboring countries of Uthmani kingdom, both in politic and military fields. He renewed pact and agreement that was made with neighboring countries and his military allies. The first step Sultan Muhammad took was to realize his ambition to create strategic military and foreign policies. Guidance of the scholars were hoped to be a compass to direct his son’s mind, so that it always goes in line with the correct understanding of Islam. His father did that to make his son realize faster that he would carry massive responsibility later. Amazing!Įven though he was still very young, Muhammad’s father, Sultan Murad II, had trusted him to rule a region with the guidance of some scholars. No wonder that at the age of 21, Muhammad was very fluent in Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Hebrew, Latin and Greek. Beside that, Muhammad also learned many kind of languages, such as Arabic, Persian, Latin, and Greek. His concern was proven by how the little Muhammad had finished his memorization of the 30 parts of the Qur’an, learned hadith, comprehended the science of jurisprudence, studied mathematic, astronomy, and war strategy in his young age. He forged his beloved child to be a great and tough leader later in his life. Sultan Murad II had a great concern for his son’s education. He was the son of Sultan Murad II, the sixth king of the Uthmani kingdom. Muhammad al Fatih was born on the 27th of Rajab, year 835 H or 30th of March, 1432 AD in the city of Erdine, the capital of Uthmani kingdom at that time. Beside the conquest of Byzantium, he was also succeeded in conquering regions in Asia, unified the kingdoms of Anatolia and regions of Europe, and among his most important merit was his success in adapting the mature management system of Byzantium kingdom to the Uthmani kingdom.Ĭharacter of A Leader which was Shaped in Early Years Sultan Muhammad al Fatih ruled for 30 years. Al Fatih was a title that always adhered to his name because he was the one who conquered the East Roman Empire which had ruled for 11 centuries. He was the seventh sultan in the history of Bani Uthmani. Muhammad al Fatih was the most famous among the kings or sultans of the Uthmani kingdom. Muhammad al Fatih, The Conqueror of Constantinople
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